Nigeria, May 21 -- The Ekiti State Government, on Wednesday, issued a 21-day ultimatum to kingmakers in Oke-Ako Ekiti in Ikole Local Government Area of the state to set machinery in motion and install a new monarch.

The Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Monisade Afuye, issued the ultimatum while interacting with community members on their 25-year royal crisis.

To ease the selection process, Mrs Afuye narrowed the emergence of a new Owa of Oke Ako to "Oke and Odo Aafin" extractions of the Aafin Ruling House. At the same time, the third arm, named "Afata", was barred from participating because it had been producing the kings.

As part of the troubleshooting efforts, the deputy governor appealed to the Afata family members to withdraw the case ...