Kingmakers Divide Over Removal Move Of Osun Monarch Jailed In US

A gathering called among princes of Ipetumodu, Ife North section authorities country of Osun State ended successful deadlock connected Tuesday, pursuing a petition for Governor Ademola Adeleke to state the stool of the Apetumodu vacant owed to the condemnation of Oba Joseph Oloyede successful the United States.

Following the agelong sentencing of the Apetumodu, a gathering presided implicit by the Asalu of Ipetumodu, Chief Sunday Adedeji was called Tuesday evening astatine the palace.

Disagreement started erstwhile a prince demanded that the presiding chief, Adedeji, being the astir elder surviving kingmaker should convey a ceremonial missive to Governor Adeleke to state the throne vacant.

Dissatisfied with the move, Adedeji rejected the petition and recused himself from immoderate program to state the stool vacant.

This resulted successful a shouting lucifer among the attendees which yet polarized the gathering earlier attendees dispersed astir 6 p.m.

A prince from 1 of the ruling houses – Aribile Ruling House, Olaboye Ayoola, expressed disappointment astatine Adedeji’s refusal to convey the declaration of the throne arsenic vacant.

Giving penetration into the happenings astatine the meeting, Ayoola said those astatine the decided that 2 caller kingmakers should beryllium elected to regenerate the deceased ones and a missive written to Governor Adeleke to state the spot vacant.

“But Chief Adedeji refused, insisting we won’t bash that. He besides announced helium was nary longer funny successful being a kingmaker. That led to chaos, and the gathering ended without immoderate resolution,” Ayoola said.

Oba Oloyede was convicted successful the U.S. alongside a co-conspirator past period aft they were recovered blameworthy of exploiting COVID-19 indebtedness programmes nether the CARES Act betwixt April 2020 and February 2022.