The Ekiti State Government has declared the purported installation of one Stephen Ajayi as the Obanla of Ipao Ekiti on Ikole Local Government as illegal,
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.
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. The Deputy Governor emphasized that the law will take care of the situation to prevent the breakdown of law and order that the purported installation could wreak on Ipao Ekiti.
According to him, the law stipulates punishment for anybody who installs an Oba without the authority of the state government and anybody who submits himself to be made an Oba illegally.
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