Sheikh Habeeb Ayilara who has been the choice of the Imam Ayilara family whose turn it is to produce the Chief Imam of Ogbomosoland was turbaned in the presence of a large population of Muslims in the community including the Parakoyi of Ogbomosoland Alhaji Sirajudeen Aleem, Senator Fatai Buhari (represented by Alhaji Yekinni Woleola) and other Muslim leaders in the community.
However, the Parakoyi noted the new Imam would be for now the Chief Imam of Aafin Ogbomoso implying the embattled Chief Imam of Ogbomosoland Sheikh Teliat Yunus Olusina Ayilara’s position is intact though commentators explained there is more to it than meet the eye.
Alhaji Aleem said since the issue of Alhaji Teliat is in court they won’t act contract to the court.
“He will be the Imam of the palace, the Imam of the Oba, we are not acting in contempt of the court because the matter is in court, it is the court that will tell us if Imam Teliat is Imam Ogbomoso or not. We are not removing him (Alhaji Teliat) as Chief Imam Ogbomoso, he is still, because the matter is in court, but the Imam of the Soun is the one we are turbaning today. Listen to me, he is imam of the palace, of all the Soun Royal Houses,” the Parakoyi declared.
