It’s Unfortunate Osun Traditional Council Is Now Political, My Suspension Won’t Stand – Oluwo

The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba (Dr.) Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has said his purported suspension by the Osun State Traditional Rulers’ Council would not stand.

The monarch expressed disappointment at the resolve of the Council to announce his alleged suspension without getting approval from the state government.

Oluwo said the council has turned the development to avenue of playing politics and stressed that the point given by the council was porous and lacking logic.

He said the decision does not portray the revered traditional council in good light as they refused to address the allegation that he punched a monarch.

Reacting through a statement issued by his press secretary, Alli Ibraheem, Oba Akanbi said any suspension from the  Osun State traditional council meeting is subject to the approval of the state government.

He described the suspension as audio,  stating it is  unprofessional of the respected Osun State traditional council meeting to make such pronouncement without the approval of the state government.

 Oluwo said the  argument for the suspension was out of context, saying the reason the emergency meeting was summoned by the council was not addressed. 

 He stated that “the highest level of injustice is for the council to say i was rude to the same Ooni who presided over a meeting where they said I was suspended.

“I was never suspended.  The suspension reported by the media is just from the monthly Osun State Traditional Council meeting which is subject to the approval of the state government. It is sad to note that Osun State traditional council could be so political. They said I was rude to Alake, Ooni and Alaafin. And the same Ooni presided over the same meeting that purportedly pronounced my suspension from the Osun State traditional council meeting. If this should stand, many monarchs will not be encouraged to regard the council”

“We were invited to address the allegation that I punched another Oba. The AIG and the government officials presence came to the meeting as witnesses and gave account that I didn’t beat any Oba. May be because the truth from the witnesses didn’t go with their expectation,  they hatched unfounded excuse to make an audio suspension”

“It is pure political and there are many things attached but we keep mute to see how far this will stand.”