New Alaafin: Basorun Of Oyo Running A One-Man Show, Avoiding Other Oyomesi |By Chief Adeoti Olayori

…Basorun was disgraced out of state government office due to his fraudulent attitude

There’s always a time for everything in life. I think the time is now for me to open my carton of magnets.

The approach of Oyomesi towards the installation of the new Alaafin is faulty and questionable.

After the last screening section of princes, the Oyomesi, that’s Balogun, Agbaakin, Samu, Laguna, and Akiniku, all agreed to meet the following day for further examination of the contenders that were successful during the first phase of the interview.

On the day the meeting was supposed to be held, no one knew the whereabouts of Basorun and Lagunnna.

Other members wondered what could have led to the absence of Basorun and Laguna. After several hours of waiting, they had to leave for their various quarters.

All of a sudden, information reached the indigenes and other Chiefs that Basorun had secretly submitted a particular name from the list without consulting other members.

I called some members of Oyomesi to verify the information if It was realistic and they were very frank with me. High Chief Samu told me he was not part of it and that as a matter of fact, they were supposed to hold the second phase of the meeting a day before and that they didn’t see Basorun up till that moment.

I spoke with another member, a High Chief, he also said that he was not aware of the issue. Whatever he’s not part of can never be realistic.

What the 3rd person told me was the most annoying. He said they haven’t even listed those that were successful during the interview.

The questions are;

Who did Basorun consult before sending the name of anyone to the government if the three members of Oyomesi are saying they have no idea what Basorun did?

If not for the people that called the attention of the government to the imbalances, Basorun could have given Oyos everlasting embarrassments by installing a fraudster as a king.

If the government didn’t hurriedly call Basorun to order, what would have happened?

He (Basorun) has been severally warned to return whatever he collected from a serial fraudster he had an agreement with to make him Alaafin. This can’t work because the man has no secondary school leaving certificate. How can a school dropout and a well-known fraudster be Alaafin? Basorun has been collecting money from him, even when the late Alaafin was alive.

Basorun purposely deceived other members by saying that they should meet the following day just to perfect his fraudulent act.

When other members confronted him and asked if it was true that at a particular a name was submitted by him, he told them that he submitted a name on behalf of Oyomesi-In-Council and that they shall be notified later. That was how they all flared up and they have not been in good terms since then.

I hereby call on the Executive Governor of Oyo State, His Excellency, Engineer Oluseyi Makinde to send a serious warning to Basorun and Lagunnna in particular to bow to the laid down protocols of selecting a new Alaafin.

Whatever they have collected from their fraudulent aspirant should be returned because Alaafin can’t be someone, who is battling with a case of fraud in a court of law. “Eewo orisa” (Abomination).

Someone that is not educated, not exposed, and can’t be identified with a single occupation can never be Alaafin. We have a lot of young blood with countless qualities.

How can someone with an ambition to become Alaafin refuse to make himself available on the media and let the whole world evaluate him?

It is only a person with a bad reputation that will not let the world be aware of his ambition. If he’s not afraid of the wounds he has given people around the globe, he should come out and tell the people about the schools he attended, his discipline, what he does for a living and his achievements.

Alaafin must be futuristic and academically sound. He should not be someone that is calling himself what he’s not.

I want to also warn Islamic clerics, who are not members of the royal family, to stay away from the troubles they can’t withstand. There’s a right of choice constitutionally, but it should not be to the level where a cleric, who is supposed to be a role model, is hypocritical.

Indigenes of Oyo State generally will not take it lightly with such a cleric. Focus on your “dahawa” and stay away from a matter you won’t be able to handle if it boomerangs.

By Chief Adeoti Olayori.