Nigeria, Jan. 16 -- The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, has refuted claims by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde that he was consulted on the introduction of a rotational chairmanship for the state's Council of Obas and Chiefs.

In a statement issued on Thursday by the Director of Media and Publicity to the Alaafin, Bode Durojaiye, the palace said the king neither met with the governor nor agreed to any arrangement that would rotate the leadership of the council among the Alaafin of Oyo, the Olubadan of Ibadanland and the Soun of Ogbomosoland.

The response followed Governor Makinde's remarks at the inauguration of the Council of Obas and Chiefs in Ibadan, the state capital, on Thursday, where he announced the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba R...