The Palace of Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Abimbola Owoade I, has reacted to reports about the appointment of a new Chief Imam for Oyo town, clarifying that no candidate has been chosen for the position in the historic town.
In a statement issued by Bode Durojaiye, the palace’s Director of Media and Publicity, residents and the Muslim community were urged to remain patient.
The palace stressed that the selection process is still ongoing and involves extensive consultations.
“The attention of the Alaafin’s Palace has been drawn to wild speculations milling round that a new Chief Imam has been appointed for Oyo. The good people of Oyo and members of the public are advised to disregard such unfounded, baseless and wicked information, as no candidate has been chosen for the number one Islamic seat in Oyo town,” the statement said.
The palace also reiterated that only His Imperial Majesty, the Alaafin of Oyo, has the sole authority to appoint a Chief Imam and assured that the rightful choice will be announced in due course.
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