Ekiti state governor, Kayode Fayemi ,on Sunday, March 15, paid a visit to Lamidi Adeyemi, the Alaafin of Oyo.
Fayemi visited the traditional ruler days after the Alaafin wrote a letter warning the governor to desist from meddling into the affairs of traditional rulers in Ekiti state.
Recall that the monarch wrote the letter after Fayemi issued warning letters to 11 first-class traditional rulers in Ekiti over alleged non-cooperation with government and leadership of the traditional council.
The Ekiti state government had accused the monarchs of refusing to attend state functions and monthly meetings of the state council of traditional rulers since Fayemi appointed Ajibade Alabi, alawe of Ilawe Ekiti, as chairman of the state traditional rulers council.
Spent Sunday afternoon with Alaafin of Oyo, Iku Baba Yeye and had very fruitful discussions. JKF pic.twitter.com/RfeDuMkqgC
— Kayode Fayemi (@kfayemi) March 15, 2020
Earlier, The Herald reported that the Alaafin of Oyo, Lamidi Adeyemi, sent a powerful message to Ekiti state governor, Kayode Fayemi, over a recent query sent to 16 monarchs in the state.
Reports claim that Fayemi had issued warning letters to 11 first-class traditional rulers over alleged non-cooperation with government and leadership of the traditional council.
However, in a letter dated March 12, Alaafin described the development as a sad one and warned the governor against treating the traditional institution with levity.
The letter read: “Let me start by saying that the sacrosanct of the Pelupelu that grades the sixteen crowned obas in Ekiti land is not in doubt. Suffice to say Your Excellency that in any human society and more so in Yoruba land, an order of hierarchy and seniority are of vital consideration in position placement.
“From time immemorial, Obaship leadership in Ekiti land had been within the sixteen Obas without any dispute or quarrel among them and indeed to the admiration of other Yoruba kingdoms.
“It was therefore with total displeasure and indeed total discomfort that we learnt of Your Excellency’s neglect of the hierarchical order by appointing a subordinate Oba as the chairman of the council of Obas and chiefs in the state over and above the recognised order.