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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
Oyo State Governor, Engr ‘Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of Prince Sefiu Olawale Oyebola as the new Aseyin of Iseyin.
A statement by the Commissioner of Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Hon Olusegun Olayiwola, said Makinde gave the approval in a memo signed on Thursday, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by subsections 1 and 2 of the Chiefs’ Law, Cap. 28, Volume I, Laws of Oyo State of Nigeria, 2000.
Olayiwola noted that the approval is a culmination of a series of processes stipulated by the extant laws of the state regarding ascension to royal thrones.
“The governor congratulated the new Aseyin-Elect, praying that his tenure will usher in greater developments to Iseyin,” he added.