Awo Throne: Oyetola, Not Gov Adeleke, Appointed, Presented Staff Of Office To Taiwo Adegboye-Osun Govt

 Governor  Ademola Adeleke of Osun state has denied plans  to issue  and present staff of office to Taiwo Adegboye, as  Alawo of Awo, Egbedore local government , describing  media reports  claiming  that his administration is taking steps that are contrary to the dictate of rule of law as untrue.

The governor’s Special Adviser, Mr Olawale Rasheed in a statement  made available to  Team@orientactualmags.com clarified that Taiwo Adegboye was installed as  Alawo of Awo in September 2021, and  he had subsequently  had the staff of office presented to him by the Gboyega Oyetola administration.

While restating the commitment of the current administration in the state to the rule of law,  Mr Olawale Rasheed added  that the state  government will not do anything to impugn judicial decisions or tamper with peace and stability of any community in the state on Governor Adeleke’s watch.

‘We are constrained to inform the public that insinuations of plans by the Adeleke administration to issue fresh staff of office  in respect of the Awo  throne are untrue. The crisis  that has to do with the Awo  throne  preceded the Governor Adeleke administration as Taiwo Adegboye, who is at the centre of the issue, was installed as Alawo several months before his (Adeleke) assumption of office.

It is worth noting that he (Taiwo Adegboye) was issued staff of office by the previous administration, and so, it is unfounded to say  that Adeleke is planning to issue a staff of office that has already been issued.

As a government committed to  fairness and rule of law, we recognize the right of Taiwo Adegboye to exhaust legal option on the Obaship tussle, which is currently before the Supreme Court. 

We must also note that Taiwo Adegboye has sought a stay of execution on the judgment of the Appeal Court, hence, the  decision taken by government  to maintain status quo pending the full determination of the litigation.

Available information is that Taiwo Adegboye is celebrating  anniversary of his installation and not  a fresh installation ceremony  or presentation of new staff of office as erroneously being speculated’ he said.

While urging  the public, especially  the people of Awo to disregard ‘concoctions and deliberate misinformation on the Awo Obaship’,  Mr Olawale Rasheed also asserted that  Governor Adeleke is  committed  to the path of legality and rule of law.

‘Governor Adeleke will not do anything to distort traditions and well-established procedures on kingship matters, and we want to urge the public to disregard  any information contrary to this commitment’  he added-Team@orientactualmags.com
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