The Ogunmegbokanle Ruling Home of Osi-Ekiti in Ido/Osi native authorities space of Ekiti State has written the state authorities demanding for its candidate’s inclusion locally’s conventional ruler choice course of.
The household in a letter addressed to the Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji via their Solicitors, Morakinyo Ogele and Co, additionally requested that the state authorities formally recognise the household as one of many bonafide ruling homes having proper to the throne of Olosi of Osi.
The renewed name for its inclusion as one of many recognised Osi-Ekiti Ruling Homes, based on the household, is sequel to the alleged injustice executed to the Ogunmegbokanle Ruling Home which dated again to the historical past.
It lamented that not one of the Ogunmegbokanle descendants, as offsprings of a foremost Olosi of Osi-Ekiti has been allowed to ascend the throne of their forefather since his reign very long time in the past.
An enchantment is then made to the state authorities so as to add or embody Ogunmegbokanle to the present ruling homes in Osi-Ekiti, and if attainable, allow them to supply a candidate within the ongoing choice course of because the present oba chosen and his household are but to resolve their variations.
Ekiti State Authorities can also be charged to represent a chieftaincy panel to verify the historic document in respect to the historical past of the city.
The letter reads, “If the stalemate now in Osi Ekiti persists or insisting, the federal government ought to remedy the issue by inviting our shopper’s Ruling Home to current a candidate for the kingmakers to develop into Olosi of Osi.
“From the established data, each from the indigenes of Osi and from exterior supply, Ogunmegbokanle left Ile-Ife generally in 12 months 1240AD collectively along with his siblings and associates. Historical past revealed though he made a quick sojourn at numerous cities in Ekiti.
“It’s additional revealed that Ogunmegbokanle left Ife to unknown vacation spot because of denial and betrayal of his elder brother, therefore, he left Ife to ascertain his personal kingdom.
“Throughout his journey from Ile-Ife, he moved alongside with different siblings to find his new place of dwelling which is Osi-Ekiti. Ogunmegbokanle equally carried all paraphernalia of the workplace of a king included crown, beads and others which they mentioned has been confirmed by information from the Ooni of Ife.
“After they migrated from Ile-Ife, their port of name was Ifewara the place Olukoronfo was made king by his loyalist that migrated with him from Ile-Ife. Nonetheless our Ogunmegbokanle was on his match as he left Olukoronfo at Osi-Sooko.
“On his journey, he adopted the instruction of Apariko Oracle and proceeded to Efon-Alaye from there to Ogotun-Ekiti, thereafter they left Ogotun-Ekiti for Igbara Odo-Ekiti on the instruction of Apariko Oracle from the place they proceeded to Ilawe-Ekiti, nonetheless on the instruction of Apariko Oracle.
“In response to genuine historical past, Ogunmegbokanle lastly setlled at Osi identified and known as Osi-Ekiti. Ogunmegbokanle who got here with paraphernalia of a king and of who was probably the most senior amongst his siblings was topped as Olosi of Osi-Ekiti thus grew to become the primary king of the city, Osi-Ekiti.
“File No 31 of Federal Ministry of Data at Archives, topic Osi (Ado District). Matter affecting Ekiti Division titled Osi Native Enchancment Society sixteenth March 1937 the place paragraph 7 reads to wit. “Your excellency the next Obas have reigned with the total authority to put on the crown in Osi – the Ogunmegbokanle who got here from Ile-Ife to settle in Osi-Ekiti introduced his crown from Ile-Ife.
“At web page 23 of this Osi matter, it was said in paragraph 4 to wit: ‘his honor as once more consulted the Oni of Ife who said that Olosi acquired a crown from Ife.’ At web page 16 of this report quoted above, it was talked about that the first Olosi was Ogunmegbokanle who introduced his crown from Ile-Ife.
“Each highly effective writers of Ido-Osi of their books confirmed that Ogunmegbokanle based Osi-Ekiti. See ‘Awon Asa Odun Ati Oye Jije Osi-Ekiti.”
The household premised it’s declare on the historical past ebook written by Alabi Benso Abioye from Osi-Ekiti on the web page 7 paragraph 3 of the ebook which was translated into English language.
The ebook recalled, “Generally 700 years in the past, historical past made it identified to us that Osi got here into existence underneath the administration of Oba Ogunmegbokanle, and Osi remains to be present the place it’s in the present day.”
The household subsequently requests the state authorities for its due recognition and be accorded the appropriate to provide a candidate to the throne of the Olosi.
