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  • 28 years after, Akeredolu presents staff of office to Ondo monarch

    28 years after, Akeredolu presents staff of office to Ondo monarch

    After 28 years of interregnum, the Ondo State government yesterday presented a staff of office and instrument of appointment to the Maporure of Agerige in Aheriland, Ilaje Local Government Area, Oba Richard Adubi-Ige Kudehinbu.

    The Maporure stool had been vacant following the demise of Oba Marcus Akinjopo Gbose on January 28, 1989, due to a protracted litigation which stalled the selection and appointing of a new monarch.

    Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi presented the staff of office to Oba Kudehinbu at the Cocoa Conference Hall at the Governor’s Office in Akure on behalf of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.

    Ajayi congratulated the new traditional ruler on his appointment and ascension to the throne of his forefathers.

    He felicitated with  residents of Agerige for getting a monarch to oversee their affairs, after such a long period.

    The deputy governor urged the monarch to  apply equity and fairness in dealing with his subjects and exercise restraint in the use of power.

    Ajayi appealed to residents of Aheri to cooperate with the new monarch for his reign to  engender peace and development.

    The Caretaker Chairman of the local government, Mr. Aworetan, expressed pleasure for the presentation of  staff of office to Oba Kudehinbu during his tenure.

    Oba Kudehinbu, who spoke through his younger brother and former Head of Service (HoS), Ajose Kudehinbu, hailed the state government for presenting him with the staff of office.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • I drank water meant for cows, says freed Ondo monarch

    The abducted Oniyani of Iyani-Akoko in Akoko Northwest Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Joel Daodu, has relived his ordeal in the hands of his captors.

    The monarch was freed Tuesday night.

    Oba Daodu, who is the secretary of Akoko Northwest Traditional Council, said: “I slept on top of hills with rains falling on my crowned head. I drank water meant for cattle while trekking for over 20 kilometres with my second-in command, Shaba of Iyani, Chief Olugbenga Giwa.”

    The monarch thanked Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and the people of the state for their concern.

    Also, reactions have continued to trail the abduction of the monarch.

    The Chairman of Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) in Akoko North West, Ibrahim Kilani, called for day and night patrol of roads by military and security personnel.

    He called for mass employment, saying traditional rulers should be able to identify strangers in their domains.

    Another monarch, the Eleriti of Eriti-Akoko, Oba Amos Ogunleye, condemned the abduction of Oba Daodu.

    According to him, traditional rulers deserve respect and honour, rather than being ridiculed.

    The monarch urged governments to reduce crimes and attract foreign investors.

    The Iyalode of Iyani-Akoko, Mrs Florence Giwa, averred that Oba Daodu needed special medical attention to enable him recover from the trauma.

  • Ondo monarch’s abductors demand N5m

    Ondo monarch’s abductors demand N5m

    Abductors of the Oniyani of Iyani-Akoko in Ondo State, Oba Joel Daodu, have reduced the ransom for his release from N15 million to N5 million, family sources said yesterday.
    The monarch was seized on Saturday evening near Oba-Akoko, on the Owo-Ikare Road.
    Residents of Iyani-Akoko have been praying God to intercede for prompt release of the monarch.
    It was alleged that Oba Daodu was abducted with one of his prominent chiefs, John Afelumo.
    Their whereabouts were still unknown last night.
    Reactions have trailed the abduction of the royal father and his chief.
    A prominent traditional ruler and the Akala of Ikaram -Akoko, Oba Andrew Momodu, said it was an abomination to abduct a monarch.
    He said monarchs were the custodians of traditions and representatives of the Creator of the universe.
    The traditional father said such beings should not be ridiculed.
    Oba Momodu urged government to recruit more policemen to protect lives and property.
    He urged Oba Daodu’s abductors to release him with his chief without any condition.
    The Olisupare of Supare-Akoko, Oba Adejoro Omosogbon, also called for military deployment to Owo-Ikare Road.
    He said the area had become a haven for kidnappers and other persons with devilish activities.

  • Ondo monarch dead

    Ondo monarch dead

    The Olikan of Etikan in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Adedoyin Oyetakin, is dead.

    The late Oba Oyetakin, 54, died in a private hospital in Lagos after a brief illness.

    His younger brother, Joshua, confirmed the death.

    The late Olikan ascended the throne in 2012 and is survived by a wife, mother and children.

  • Court dethrones Ondo monarch

    Court dethrones Ondo monarch

    AN Ondo State High Court has ordered the Akinnuwa of Igbindo in Ondo West Local Government Area, Oba Olanji Ogundoju, to vacate the throne.

    The verdict came barely two weeks after Ogundoju’s installation as the traditional ruler of the town by Governor Olusegun Mimiko.

    Justice Bode Adegbehingbe based his verdict on the town’s age-long tradition, which mandates that only the son from the male lineage should be installed as monarch.

    Ogundoju, who is said to hail from the female lineage of the Ogbowo Okun Ruling House, was installed following the demise of Oba Pius Aderinluwo Adedoyegbe of the Otutubiosun Ruling House in 2011.

    Dissatisfied with the action of the kingmakers and leaders of the ruling house, some princes from Ogbowo Okun Ruling House, led by Adetutu Fashole and Okunade Makinde Fashole, sued Ogundoju and four others over his selection and appointment.

    Also joined in the suit were Adeodi Adebayo, Taye Akinkugbe, the ruling house chairman, Adeseeke Adewale Stephen, and its secretary, Joseph Olamodimu.

    The plaintiffs sought the court’s declaration that by “the age-long custom and tradition of the ascension to the stool of Akinnuwa of Igbindoland, it is only the male line of the applicable ruling house and in this case, the Ogbowo Okun Ruling House, that is eligible to fill the stool anytime the stool is vacant”.

    They also argued that “based on the White Paper on the Olayiwola Chieftaincy Review Commission of 1982, it is the turn of Ogbowo Okun Ruling House to produce the next monarch of the town”.

    The plaintiffs, therefore, asked the court to declare that Ogundoju was not qualified to contest the stool.

    The defendants, in their claims, stated that they were members of the ruling house and hence, they were qualified to be the monarch of the town.

    They claimed that both male and female members of the house were qualified to ascend the throne.

    But Justice Adegbehingbe held that since only sons from the male lineage could be made monarch, “Ogundoju is not eligible to contest and ascend the vacant stool of the Akinnuwa of Igbindo from the Ogbowo Ruling House, whose turn is to fill the vacant stool, having hailed from the female line of the ruling house”.