The Palace of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, has dismissed reports suggesting that a new Chief Imam has been appointed for the ancient town.
In a statement issued in Ibadan, Oyo State, the monarch’s Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaye, described the claims as false and misleading.
“The attention of the Alaafin’s Palace has been drawn to wild speculations milling around that a new Chief Imam has been appointed for Oyo,” Durojaye said.
He urged residents and the general public to disregard what he called unfounded and baseless reports, stressing that no candidate has been selected to occupy the number one Islamic seat in Oyo town.
