Ekiti Govt Declines Voting in Alara Stool, Mandates Kingmakers to Embrace Ifa
Gbenga Sodeinde in Ado Ekiti
As the scrambling for the stool of Alara of Aramoko Ekiti gathers momentum, the Ekiti State Government has instructed the kingmakers to embrace Ifa Consultation to produce an acceptable candidate.
The government however ruled out voting by kingmakers to produce the candidate among the three aspirants shortlisted out of the eight contestants, describing voting as a fertile ground for bribery and manipulation, which the Governor Biodun Oyebanji administration is averse to.
Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Chief (Mrs) Monisade Afuye, gave the directive yesterday, in Ado Ekiti, the State Capital, while interacting with kingmakers and other stakeholders from Aramoko Ekiti, Ekiti West Local Government Area over the ongoing process for the selection of a new Alara.
