Alaafin Stool: Nine Atiba Royal Families Demand Equity, Justice in Selection of Next Alaafin
By Tunde Eso
Prince Afolabi, while hammering on why the next Alaafin should be selected from the remaining nine children of Atiba royal house said equity, justice, and inclusiveness demand that governor Makinde ensure a new Alaafin emerges from among them.
Justifying the stance of the nine children, Prince Afolabi stated that Atiba had eleven wives, which formed eleven royal family trees, with each having equal right to ascend the highly revered Alaafin throne.
Afolabi said an enduring peace had always reigned among children of Alaafin Atiba on matter of succession to the revered throne until 1961 when Alaafin Gbagbadesein of the Agunloye ruling house allegedly made a declaration which restricted ascension to throne to only two royal houses; Agunloye and Alowolodu royal houses thereby, marginalizing the remaining nine royal houses.
Prince Afolabi said, the then Western State military Government of Colonel Adeyinka Adebayo, constituted a panel of enquiry headed by Justice Ladeinde Adekunle, recommended contrary to Gbadegesin's declaration, that all eleven children of Atiba have equal rights to the throne adding that the recommendation was upheld by the 1976 Commission of Enquiry.
He disclosed further that of the eleven royal house, only two; the Agunloye and Alowolodu families, have continued to produce all the Alaafins that had ascended the throne. He explained that no injustice could be more than the unwarranted marginalization and brazen denial of their ancestral right and heritage
Prince Afolabi commended the state government for the prompt action which recently nullified the declaration of an individual as Alaafin-elect, he appealed to governor Makinde to use his good offices to put a permanent end to what was termed undeserved and unwarranted marginalization.
As a government that values justice an equity, we implore the governor to act in the best interest of the people and uphold the findings of the competent*
Commission of enquiry into the stool of Alaafin. This will not only promote equality and fairness but also help to foster unity and inclusiveness in the community therefore, we call on the governor to make history by selecting the new king from among the marginalized Atiba children and setting a precedent for future selection process*
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