Tell Alaafin to stop interfering in Ekiti’s chieftaincy affairs, monarch writes Makinde
The Alaafin in his letter dated March 12, which he said he was writing on behalf of seven paramount royal fathers in Yoruba land, had urged the state government to desist from meddling into the affairs of the traditional rulers.
But the Ekiti State Traditional Council has advised Governor Fayemi to disregard Mr Adeyemi’s letter “because it was clearly ill-motivated and in bad faith.”In the hard-worded response titled “Request to stop undue interference of His Majesty, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, in the internal affairs of Ekiti Obas,” Mr Alabi also said Alaafin goofed.
“We say with all sense of authority and responsibility that Alaafin’s letter is borne out of ignorance. Let him remove the log in his eyes before seeking to remove the speck from others.
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