How monarchs’ selection unsettled Osun towns
•Ikirun, a peaceful town torn apart; •Uncertainty in Igbajo; •Protest over Alabere FOLLOWING the appointments of some traditional rulers by the Osun state government to fill vacant stools, protests, accusations and counter-accusations have engulfed some towns in the state over the choices made by government. While in some towns, aggrieved parties accused the government officials of manipulating the selection process to favour certain candidates; other communities sought the state government’s intervention over the actions of their kingmakers. How I was induced to compromise process - Iree kingmaker A kingmaker in the Iree town, Chief Saliu Atoyebi alleged that the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters in the state, who is also an indigene of the town, Adebayo Adeleke attempted to use a judge in the state to compromise the kingmakers. According to him, the Commissioner had ensured that the environment was no longer conducive for any type of meeting for the kingm...