CULLED FROM PUNCH NEWSPAPER
An attempt by a former Governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala, to
stage a comeback to the centre of the state’s politics suffered a
setback as his request to visit the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi,
was rejected for security reasons.
The governor had written to the monarch on November 30, on his plan to visit the Alaafin on December 4.
The letter, which was signed by the former governor, stated that, “I
equally wish to intimate you that my visit shall be political in
nature.”
Although the Alaafin accepted the request in a reply sent to
Alao-Akala on December 2, a fresh reply sent on Tuesday stated
otherwise.
In his second reply to Alao-Akala, Alaafin said his status as a
former governor of the state required adequate security which could not
be guaranteed with the absence of the state Governor, Abiola Ajimobi,
from the state.
“Ajimobi is the chief security officer in the state and he is
presently out of the state. Owing to his absence, necessary security
arrangements could not be facilitated. I would like to advise that your
courtesy visit to me in the palace be rescheduled to some other time
when necessary and adequate security protocols would be put in place. In
the mean time, accept my warmest fatherly affection and prayers,”
Alaafin wrote.
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