The Osun State Authorities has declared that the appointments of the brand new Aree of Iree, Muritala Oyelakin and Owa of Igbajo, Ademola Makinde, have been in keeping with custom and the chieftaincy regulation of the state.
The state authorities additionally maintained that it didn’t violate any regulation and custom within the appointment of the 2 kings.
The place of the state authorities was contained in an announcement signed by Kolapo Alimi, the Commissioner for Info and Public Enlightenment, in Osogbo on Saturday.
The assertion additionally held that the allegations of misconduct, corruption and abuse of energy towards the federal government by the All Progressives Congress, APC, have been unfounded and baseless.
reporter had reported that the Osun chapter of the APC in an earlier assertion on Saturday acknowledged that the interference of the state authorities within the chieftaincy establishment within the state was inflicting pointless disaster.
reporter additionally recalled {that a} authorities White Paper has declared the stool of the Aree of Iree and Owa of Igbajo vacant and requested that contemporary choice processes be performed.
The state authorities revealed that it arrange committees to assessment the actions of the rapid previous administration, significantly in direction of the tip of its tenure.
“Considered one of such committees was the one which reviewed actions on Chieftaincy issues from July 16 to November 26 2022. The Committee held public classes and obtained a number of petitions on which it wrote its report. A White Paper Drafting Committee reviewed the report of the Committee earlier than it was additional reviewed by the State Govt Council and a White Paper was issued.
“The White Paper touched upon a number of Chieftaincy issues dealt with by the rapid previous administration in direction of the tip of its tenure and gave succor to the individuals in keeping with their yearnings. Distinguished among the many Chieftaincy issues are the stools of Aree of Iree, Akirun of Ikirun and Owa of Igbajo.”
The revealed that, “On the stool of Aree of Iree, it was found that the rapid previous administration intentionally bypassed the city’s kingmakers and made use of warrant chiefs to pick out and approve an Oba for Iree. The White Paper subsequently suggested the Iree Kingmakers who have been in courtroom to protest the motion of the rapid previous administration to withdraw the swimsuit with an assurance that they might be allowed to carry out their conventional responsibility.
“On the stool of Akirun of Ikirun, the White Paper acknowledged that every one contending events ought to await the choice of the Court docket of Attraction on the swimsuit filed by one of many ruling homes in Ikirun which was dissatisfied with the motion of the rapid previous administration on the Akirun stool.
“The White Paper acknowledged {that a} contemporary choice course of would happen in Igbajo to allow all eligible princes from the Owa Oke Odo Ruling Home take part in a free and truthful choice within the curiosity of truthful play, fairness and in keeping with the customized and custom of Igbajo.”
The state authorities affirmed that it acted throughout the regulation and custom in addition to in one of the best curiosity of the individuals of the affected cities.
