Irate youths chase away Ekiti monarch, shutdown palace (Vanguard)

There was palpable tension in Agbado-Ekiti, Gbonyin Local Government of Ekiti State, yesterday, as irate youths kicked against the alleged imposition of a Regent. Eyewitness account revealed that the protest was spearheaded by the youths, who were joined by other indigenes, to protest the alleged imposition of Bolaji Okunbobade, who was appointed by the kingmakers to occupy the throne vacated by her late father, the Owa Oro of Agbado, Oba Okunbobade. Clutching leaves and placards of various inscriptions, the irate youths, who barricaded the Ado-Ikare Road for several hours, accused one of the kingmakers, Chief Kayode Adeyeye, of unilaterally choosing Bolaji as Regent. Read more