Oyo State Government has said attendance and response by various stakeholders to the ongoing Olubadan Declaration Review panel has justified and vindicated its action revealing that 91 of the 118 memoranda received during the open sessions requested for additional beaded crowns while the remaining 27 hinged on the review of ascendancy into the Olubadan stool.
The government reiterated its position that the proposed review is not targeted at any individual or group of people, saying it is for the development, modernisation as well as growth of the traditional council of Ibadan, Ibadanland and the state in general. It noted that change is the only constant in life, stressing that all parties will eventually be convinced of the sincerity of government’s proposition.
The government equally said its action is within the ambit of the law of the Olubadan Declaration of 1957, assuring that it will be just and fair in examining the recommendations of the Justice Boade’s panel and align with the wishes of Ibadan people.
Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Toye Arulogun, stated in a statement yesterday that the action of the government has precedence and it is in tandem with the aspirations of the people.
“It is high time we reiterated our earlier position and put issues in proper perspective. The action of the government is backed by law, there are precedents, the governor has the power to review the declaration and most importantly the government is fulfilling the yearnings of the people.”