More than 60 people compete for Alaafin saddles at the end of the submission of applications

About 70 people, drawn from different royal families in Oyo City, submitted nominations to fill the vacant Oyo Alaafin seat.

Nominations took the form of various families putting together the names of their candidates deemed eligible for the vacant seat, while there were also submissions from people who consider themselves eligible.

Nigerian Tribune found that the nominations came from families to include Agunloye, comprising Owoade, Agunloye, Gbadegesin and Ladigbolu; Olawoyin; Adediran; Adesiyan; Adeitan; Tella, apart from individual applications.

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Sources said that between 60 and 70 people submitted their demands to the chief (chief of the princes), Hamusa Afonja, also called Baba Iyaji.

When asked about the developments relating to the filling of the vacant seat of Alaafin of Oyo, Baba Iyaji in a conversation with the Nigerian Tribune simply stated that the submission of applications was closed, adding that the sorting of application letters was in progress. course.

After sorting the applications, the shortlisting of names should follow with the Oyo Mesi involved.

Preselected people must be selected and then eliminated.

When a significant number is reached, the Ifa Oracle will then be consulted to determine who should be chosen to succeed the late Oba Lamidi Adeyemi who died on April 22, 2022.