The Oyo State House of Assembly has started a debate on the bill to make the Oyo State traditional council chairman a 2-year rotational seat.
The amendment bill was read by the Vice Chairman of the House Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Hon. Dele Adeola in the absence of the Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Akintunde AKT representing Lagelu State Constituency.
For few minutes, the House went rowdy when Hon. Olorunpoto Cephas alleged that some honourable members were assembling at the back of the Plenary contrary to the standing rules of the House.
He raised observation against turning the Plenary to a caucus meeting alleging that some members have decided to turn the Plenary to family meeting and that history would have him on record that representatives from Oyo are being sidelined.
In his own words, Hon. Oyekola representing Atiba State Constituency expressed his displeasure against rewriting history at the Plenary. He said he would not be part of a sitting that is ganging up against the reverred stool of Alaafin.
He affirmed that the people he represents are not happy with them since the beginning of the amendment bill, saying that they have compromised and that atmosphere is very tensed in Oyo town. He said people believe that they are altering history to relegate Alaafin of Oyo and that it would not be palatable if some people from other zones are ganging up against Oyo zone.
He thereafter staged a walk out and left the floor of the Assembly, hinging his decision on the fact that he doesn’t want history to put him on record where age-long traditional council history would be altered.
In a show of solidarity, Hon. Olorunpoto Cephas representing Oyo East/West while speaking also frowned against an attempt to rewrite history and also joined his colleague to stage a walk out from the Plenary.