The assertions made by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde that he conferred with the Alaafin, the Olubadan of Ibadanland, and the Soun of Ogbomoso over the rotation of the chairperson of the Oyo State Council of Obas and Chiefs have been denied by the Alaafin of Oyo’s Palace.
The palace insisted that no such meeting ever took place, calling the governor’s claim false in a statement dated January 15, 2026.
Bode Durojaiye, the Alaafin’s Director of Media and Publicity, signed the statement.
The Alaafin, Oba Engineer Abimbola Akeem Owoade I, never met with the governor or the other traditional rulers listed about the issue, according to the palace.
Additionally, it rejected claims that the Alaafin endorsed the idea of a rotating chairperson.
According to the statement, “the Alaafin neither met with the governor nor endorsed rotational leadership of the council.”
The palace went on to say that the Alaafin’s stance, which represents the opinions of all Oyo stakeholders, has already been formally conveyed to the state government in a memo filed by the Oyo Council of Elders.
It underlined that the document continues to represent the Alaafin and Oyo communities’ official stance on the State Council of Obas and Chiefs’ leadership structure.
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