OFFICIAL PRESS STATEMENT BY THE EFON ALAAYE DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE (EDL) ON THE PURPORTED RECOGNITION OF “AHUN EKITI” FROM THE EFON-ALAAYE COMMUNITY!

The League received with the rudest shock what obviously looks Iike a rumor for lack of any political value: the purported recognition of an “Ahun Ekiti” from the ancient EFON-ALAAYE community. 

Our shock was aggravated further because the issue is subjudice as the matter is a part of the subjects of cases pending both at the State High Court in Ado-Ekiti and the Supreme Court of Nigeria vide suite SC/CV/1063/2021. 

The State Government had earlier in its white paper on the report of Justice Aladejana Committee noted that the case of Efon Alaaye  community Vs Ahun can not be treated because of court cases. 

It is therefore worrisome that a democratically elected government can in a twist contemptuously commit such an affront against the highest court in the land. This is nothing sort of pushing the people to self help and an instigation to violence five days to the exit of Gov. Kayode Fayemi.

We state without equivocation that we stand with Kabiyesi, the Alaaye of Efon-Alaaye, HRM, Oba (Dr.) Emmanuel Adesanya Aladejare, PhD., CON that Efon Alaaye is one indivisible and indissoluble entity with recorded history dated back to 11th century A.D. This position is the position of the League and all Efon Alaaye people and which we are prepared to defend.

We call on the Ekiti State Government to take cognizance of the cases in courts and restrain itself on this  matter in the interest of peace as we shall continue to appeal for calm in the town to the best of our ability but without guarantee in the meantime.

Signed:

Bode Fagbemiro                           

President-General    

Afolabi Ige Esq.                                            Secretary-General