*Seek Kwara govt’s intervention
The lingering Obaship tussle in Okeya-Ipo town, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, has taken a dramatic turn as one of the two recognised ruling houses in the community, the Gbayeorike/Gbaiyesola Ruling House, has publicly disowned one of the contenders to the Oludopo stool, Alhaji Ganiyu Akinola Oyewole of Abisokanrin Compound.
The ruling house insisted that the aspirant has no familial relationship whatsoever with the royal family and is therefore ineligible to contest for the throne.
In a statement, the royal family declared that: “Only duly recognised members and descendants of Gbayeorike/Gbaiyesola (Majayo and Alebiosu lineages) of Okeya-Ipo, Irepodun LGA, Kwara State, in accordance with established customs and tradition, are qualified to be nominated and considered for the Obaship stool in Okeya-Ipo. Gbayeorike/Gbaiyesola Ruling House has no biological or marital relationship with the Abisokanrin Family and, by extension, Alhaji Ganiyu Akinola Oyewole.”
The statement further stressed:
