SAYS ACTION CARRIED OUT WITHOUT APPROVAL
The Ekiti State Government has declared the purported installation of one Stephen Ajayi as the Obanla of Ipao Ekiti in Ikole Local Government as illegal, null and void.
The Deputy Governor, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, said the purported installation was done contrary to the laws governing the nomination, selection and installation of Obas in the state.
According to a statement Monday by his Special Assistant (Media), Odunayo Ogunmola, the Deputy Governor stressed that since the purported installation is against the Ekiti State Chiefs Law, it is null and void and of no effect whatsoever.
The Deputy Governor said the full wrath of the law would be visited 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.
Otunba Egbeyemi noted that the illegal installation of Ajayi as the Obanla of Ipao Ekiti was carried out on the 12th of November, 2021 and again on the 18th May, 2022 making it the second time such an action was performed without the knowledge, consent and the permission of the state government.