By Dayo Johnson

Akure–TWO separate  protests yesterday greeted the Ondo state governments approval of Prince Kole Aladetoyinbo as the new Deji elect of Akureland.

A group of market women and residents of Akure Community staged the  protests to call on the Ondo State Government to reinstate the deposed Deji of Akure, Oluwadare Adepoju Adesina.

The protesters, who walked from Akure city hall to the Governor’s office, also demanded that the installation process of prince Kole Aladetoyinbo as the new Deji be discontinued immediately to prevent undue instability in the town.

Placards carried by the protesters read; “Mimiko: bring back our Kabiyesi”, “Kole Aladetoyinbo is Apari: he can’t become Deji”, “Iroko save Akure from Fasonranti, Falae, kingmakers” among others.

One of the demonstrators, Mrs. Adero Adebayo said market women would not accept anybody except the deposed Adesina while another protester, Prince Dapo Adepoju lamented that the selection of new Deji violated the culture and tradition of Akure kingdom.

They stressed that deposed monarch was still alive.

No government official was available to address the demonstrators when they got to the Governor’s office at Alagbaka.

However the DPO in-charge of ‘A’ Division Police Station, Mr Adekimi Ojo appealed to them to return home and promised to deliver their message to Governor Mimiko.