Concerned members of Ladigbolu royal lineage of Agunloye’s family in Oyo town has said the family has no annointed candidate among those aspiring for the position of Alaafin of Oyo.
The group while urging those aspiring to be Alaafin not to allow their personal ego and selfish interest to create crack in the family also call for a resolution that will present a younger person to the kingmakers.
According to a statement signed by the group’s cordinator, Lekan Salman Ladigbolu, all aspirants from the family are eminently quality but ‘we will appreciate if the aged ones among them can step down and play advisory role for the younger ones in the race
Eight members of the Ladigbolu family including Bishop Ayo Ladigbolu Abideen olaide Ladigbolu,Prince Hakeem Abiodun Adeyanju Ayinde ladigbolu, Adewale Aderemi Ladigbolu,Akeem Aderibigbe Adigun Ladigbolu,Lukman Alabi Olugbenga Ladigbolu.Ayobami Ladigbolu,kolade sani Ladigbolu are vying for the throne of Alaafin.
The group which appealed to the kingmakers to be just and do the right things in the selection process and also urged Governor Oluseyi Makinde to use the same wisdom in applied in picking Soun of Ogbomoso to pick the next Alaafin.
” You gave Ogbomoso the best the community deserves at this moment we are also waiting to have the best among us to be the next Alaafin so as to complement our efforts in making Oyo state a place of pride.
“Oyo needs an Alaafin that will be influential with high wired network and Intelligent so that the historical community can enjoy rapid transformation interm of infrastructural and economic development
