By a resolution of the Council of Obas and Chiefs of Oyo State meeting at Ibadan on Thursday, 9th August, 1984, I, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Olayiwola Adeyemi III, (J.P, C.F.R, LL.D) the Alaafin of Oyo, was mandated to present before this august assembly, a paper on the Role of Traditional Rulers in the Governance of Nigeria. Accordingly, I feel highly honoured and delighted to accomplish the wishes of the members of the Council in presenting the paper before you all today. You will pardon me for my inability to treat everything in details by time constraint. The purpose of this exercise, of course, is not to exhaust everything about traditional rulers in Nigeria, but most importantly create the awareness for scholars of history to conduct more researches in that direction. Perhaps, it may be germane even from the out set to pose the above question. The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Erediauwa II, C. F. R., in a memorandum titled, The Traditional Ruler in the...
Alaafin Oba Adeyemi III Written by Oladotun Oladele (Senior Media Director to the Alaafin of Oyo 08037250845) Today is the second day at the palace of the Alaafin of Oyo, the selection process continued as more Princes showed up for the screening exercise given that the number count is 86 and after the screening we are having 66 more prospective Alaafin candidates to go. The world must busy watching and praying because there is a great need to make the right choice of who will ascend the throne given the antecedents and exploits of the predecessor in office. Alaafin Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III is a renowned personality whose influence and reach far reaching. Until tomorrow, the screening continues and expectedly another set of 10 princes will be screened under very tight security. The world awaits who will ascend the great throne of the Alaafin of Oyo. Until then, be on the lookout for updates and subscribe to this page.
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