Residents of Aramoko-Ekiti, the headquarters of Ekiti West Local Government Area of Ekiti State, have rejected an alleged plan to restart the process of selecting a new Alara of Aramoko-Ekiti.
The residents, under the aegis of the Oduduwa Citizen Liberation Vanguard, urged the state government to allow the process already conducted to fill the vacant traditional stool to continue in accordance with the existing chieftaincy law.
The stool became vacant following the death of the Alara of Aramoko-Ekiti, Oba Adegoke Adeyemi, who died in August 2025 at the age of 82.
In a statement on Friday jointly signed by the Coordinator and Secretary of the group, Korede Olanipekun and Abiola Kupolati, respectively, the residents urged Governor Biodun Oyebanji to uphold the Ekiti State Chieftaincy Declaration (2024) and allow the process to be concluded in line with the law.
The group warned that any attempt to amend the existing Chieftaincy Declaration through an executive order or abandon the process already conducted could lead to litigation and create avoidable tension in the community.
