The Ekiti State government has pronounced the installation of Stephen Ajayi as the Obanla of Ipao-Ekiti on Ikole Local Government as illegal, stressing that the purported installation was done contrary to the laws governing the nomination, selection, and installation of Obas in the state..
Penpushing reports that, the Deputy Governor, Bisi Egbeyemi, made the declaration during a meeting with the traditional chiefs of Ipao-Ekiti in his office in Ado-Ekiti, emphasizing that since the purported installation was against the Ekiti State Chiefs Law; it was null, void and of no effect.
The Deputy Governor declared that the state government would visit the full wrath of the law on those who performed the installation and the candidate who submitted himself for installation done contrary to the provisions of the Ekiti State Chiefs Law.
Penpushing further reports that, he pointed out that the illegal installation of Ajayi as the Obanla of Ipao-Ekiti was carried out on November 12, 2021, and again on May 18, 2022, making it the second time such an action was performed without the knowledge, consent and permission of the government.
The Deputy Governor added that the law would take care of the situation to prevent the breakdown of law and order that the purported installation could wreak on Ipao-Ekiti,emphasizing that the Ekiti State Chiefs Law frowned at the installation of a traditional ruler without due process and the authority of the state government.
Penpushing also reports that, Egbeyemi explained that the law stipulated punishment for anybody who installs a traditional ruler without the authority of the state government and anybody who submits himself to be made an Oba illegally.
“The purported installation is clearly against the Ekiti State Chiefs Law and because it is against the law, it is illegal, null and void, and of no effect whatsoever. It is no longer business as usual, the law will take care of the situation. All those involved in illegal installation in Ipao-Ekiti will have their date with the law. This government was put in place to uphold the law and it will not watch and allow some individuals to violate the law and throw any part of the state into chaos.”
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