By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
Kingmakers in Iseyin town in Oyo State on Tuesday, selected a 53-year old Prince, Olawale Semiu Oyebola as the 30th Aseyin of Iseyin.
Prince Oyebola emerged after the selection process of the new Aseyin of Iseyin at the Aseyin palace in Iseyin carried out by the 10 kingmakers in the town.
It was learnt that the kingmakers arrived the palace at around 10 in the morning with security men cordoning off the place to forestall breakdown of law and order
The voting for the selection process was said to have commenced early as planned by the officials of the Iseyin local government and security agents.
At the end of the voting process, sources said Prince Olawale Semiu Oyebola emerged as the preferred candidate of the kingmakers with majority of the kingmakers voted in favor of the 53year old Prince as the new Aseyin of Iseyin.
New Nigerian recalls that the Aseyin stool became vacant following the demise of the immediate past Aseyin of Iseyin Oba Salawudeen Abdulganiy Adekunle who joined his ancestors on July 24, 2022.
