The Olugbon of Orile-Igbo, Oba Francis Alao, has called for an immediate halt to the Council of Obas and Chiefs (further amendment) Bill 2025 before Oyo State House of Assembly, describing it as a faulty political document.
Urging the lawmakers to give room for further consultations on the bill, the monarch stressed that the bill was faulty and defective because there was no adequate consultation by the House of Assembly, neither was there public hearing nor enquiry before it was presented and considered.
In a statement signed by his Media Consultant, Bisi Oladele, the monarch faulted the amendment, which listed the 10 Ibadan high chiefs, who were members of the Olubadan-In-Council, as members of the Council, noting that such move was an aberration in culture and tradition.
The statement said: “The Palace of the Olugbon of Orile-Igbo views the Council of Obas and Chiefs (further amendment) Bill 2025 before the Oyo State House of Assembly as a faulty political document, whose consideration should be halted to give room for consultations.”
