No fewer than 21 persons have registered their interest in becoming the next Soun of Ogbomosho land after the demise of Oba Jimoh Oladunni Oyewumi.
Newsflash Nigeria had reported that Oba Jimoh Oladunni Oyewumi had joined his ancestors on December 12, 2021, at the age of 95.
According to the report, 21 princes have purchased interest forms at the rate of two hundred and fifty thousand Naira only (N250,000:00).
Newsflash Nigeria gathered that the interest form had closed on Saturday, January 8.
According to reports, the ruling house whose turn is to produce the next Monarch has set up a committee that would screen the princes who had expressed interest to be the next Soun of Ogbomoso land.
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The screening committee members was inaugurated on Sunday, January 9, and they are expectations on them to commence screening of the aspirants as soon as possible.
The committee whose term of reference will be to conduct interviews for the aspirants, review their characters, conducts, profiles, physical fitness, tolerance, forbearance, amongst others; is expected to recommend candidates that would be presented for endorsement by the whole family and subsequently by the kingmakers.
Confirming the development, members of the Laoye ruling house have disclosed that the selection of members for the screening committee would be based on competence, justice and fairness.
“It is only when men of integrity and high moral standards are selected that we can expect to have a good candidate. Justice, fairness and an unbiased attitude should be the guiding principle.
“The will of God must be allowed to prevail,” a member of the family said.
