Heads of families in Ibadan land otherwise known as (Mogajis) and the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII) have begun moves to end the four-month-old crisis over the installation of 21 new kings in Ibadan land by the Oyo State Government.
The spokesperson of Authentic Mogajis in Ibadan, Chief Wale Oladoja told journalists in Ibadan on Sunday that a meeting of the Truth and Reconciliation Committee (TRC) convened by a prominent Ibadan elder, Dr. Lekan Are had set the ball rolling in a way “that the pride and dignity surrounding the Obaship crisis in Ibadan land will be amicably resolved within the shortest time possible.”
To sustain the new rapprochement, Oladoja said their camp had agreed to the peace moves in a way that the pride and dignity of Olubadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji as the Paramount traditional ruler in Ibadan would be protected.
He said the meeting was successful because of the presence of “respectable and prominent peace-loving Ibadan elders in the meeting.
“We are still solidly behind Kabiyesi and we shall not waver.
He assured: “Truce is on the way and our prayer is that the ongoing reconciliation ends well.
“As true born and Mogajis, we are sheathing our swords especially now that our respected Ibadan elders under the leadership of Dr. Lekan Are had waded in to reconcile the issue and we are ready to give peace a chance. We shall continue to communicate with Ibadan people as family heads,” Oladoja added.