A chieftaincy dispute has erupted in Komu Town, Itesiwaju Local Government Area of Oyo State, following a petition to the state Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, over the proposed installation of Mr Ayandele Olaitan Oyebisi Ayanleke Elegbeede as the Onibise of Komu.
The petition, filed by legal practitioner J. A. Adebisi, on behalf of Prince Tajudeen Oloyede Jadesola, urged the governor to intervene and stop the proposed coronation scheduled for Friday, September 18, 2026.
The petitioner alleged that the planned installation was surrounded by irregularities and violated provisions of the Oyo State Chiefs Law, 2000, as well as the native law and custom of Komu.
According to the petition, following the death of the late monarch, Oba Thomas Folawuyo Olaore, in early 2024, the Ariina Agbosoye Royal Family conducted what it described as due process and unanimously selected Prince Tajudeen Oloyede Jadesola to occupy the vacant stool on March 28, 2024.
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It stated that the decision was formally communicated to the town’s kingmakers on March 31, 2024, and reaffirmed at a joint stakeholders’ meeting held on April 3, 2025.
The meeting, according to the petition, was attended by representatives of the Agbosoye and Folarin royal families, officials of Itesiwaju Local Government and security personnel.
Counsel to the petitioner alleged that Elegbeede had no ancestral or blood connection to any recognised royal ruling house in Komu.
The legal practitioner argued that this amounted to a breach of Komu Native Law and Custom, which, according to the petition, restricts eligibility for the stool to male descendants of recognised royal families.
It also claimed that the appointment of Warrant Chiefs by Itesiwaju Local Government to bypass traditional channels violated the Chiefs Law, Cap. 28, Laws of Oyo State, 2000.
Prince Jadesola and his family urged Governor Makinde to suspend and cancel the September 18 coronation to allow for a thorough investigation into the matter.
The petitioner warned that failure by the state government to intervene would compel the family to institute legal proceedings against all stakeholders involved in the proposed installation.
The family said the legal action would be aimed at protecting traditional customs and upholding the rule of law.
Copies of the petition were reportedly served on the Attorney-General of Oyo State, the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, His Imperial Majesty, the Alaafin of Oyo, and state security agencies.
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