Some members of the Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) under the aegis of Concerned PDP Members in Ifedayo Local Government Area of the state, have called on Governor Ademola Adeleke against approving the selection of traditional rulers with pending court cases and those who have been accused of having questionable characters.
Specifically, they urged Adeleke to tread with caution by not allowing the members of the state Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to turn his administration to lawless government over the controversy surrounding the Asa Ooni stool.
They said their advice came on the heels of alleged insinuation that Adeleke has been pressurized by some APC members in connivance with certain members of PDP in the state into approving a member of the opposition APC as Asaooni of Ora-Igbomina by jettisoning the ongoing legal suit in HOS/95/2024 in respect to the said traditional stool.
The said suit was filed by Olomoofe Adebowale Ayantoye Adedayo, the Head of Orolotimoyewa Ruling House, the next ruling house to produce a candidate to fill the vacant stool of Asaooni of Ora-Igbomina over the allegation of the impersonation leveled against the five members of the ruling house including one Johnson Adekanmi Alani Abikoye who has been claiming of being selected as AsaOoni-elect through the impersonation process.
According to them, “the said five members of the ruling house were also dragged before the Nigeria Police Force over the criminal allegation of impersonation of the head of the ruling house by claiming that the head of the ruling house had died and buried which made them to submit an illegal and impersonation letter to the officials of the Ifedayo Local Government area of the State in respect of nomination of APC member (Johnson Adekanmi Alani Abikoye) who is unqualified candidate for the stool of Asaooni.”
In a letter dated 7th November 2024 and signed by Mr. Ayo Fadeyan, the Coordinator of the PDP Forum, a copy of which was forwarded to Governor Adeleke and his relevant cabinet members for their notification and necessary action on the burning issue, the PDP members urged the governor not to listen to any person that was advising him to result to self-help on the stool, urging Adeleke to resist the temptation from those they described as “enemies of due process and rule of law on the matter.”
Addressing Adeleke, they said: “We are using this opportunity to appeal to our amiable Excellency, Asiwaju Ademola Adeleke not to allow APC members in collaboration with certain PDP elements to mislead the Governor to approve anyone out of the candidates contesting for the Asaooni stool when the matter is before the Court of Law.
“We have shown concern because of the interest of the PDP at our hearts as some certain elements can decamp to sister party and be shifting the blame on our leader, Asiwaju Ademola Adeleke after they might have misled our amiable governor on certain decisions.”
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