Following approval of Governor Ademola Adeleke of the purported Judicial Panel Reports on the Aragbiji Chieftaincy, the Aragbiji of Iragbiji, Oba Rasheed Olabomi, has said the decision may set his domain on fire.
Oba Olabomi told reporters in his palace on Friday he was disappointed with the development, noting that Adeleke’s decision is politically motivated to unsettle the town.
He said: “The declaration is unknown to Aragbiji and four ruling houses of Ajibode, Osungbemi, Arowodoye and Ogunmolu.
“The only Judicial Panel of Inquiry conducted on the Aragbiji Chieftaincy had submitted its reports and the Government had made her position known with the Osun State Government’s in letter Ref No CD.4/1/Vol.IX837 of 25th April, 2013, as well as the Osun State Gazette No 7, Vol. 23 of 4th April, 2013 (twelve years ago).”
He stressed that no panel was constituted till when Adeleke approved fresh Chieftaincy Declaration on Wednesday which is alien to the town.
“It is like the Governor is interested in destroying the peace in Iragbiji, or there is an orchestrated plan to make Iragbiji another crisis-ridden community in the State, God forbid! The Government has all the while been showing unfriendly attitude toward Iragbiji. Adeleke should not plunge our town to crisis,” he stressed.
He demanded the approval should be reversed because the document had been trashed by government 12 years ago.
“It is our strong appeal to Governor Ademola Adeleke to reverse his decision on the dead report, which has been consigned to the dust bin for the past 12 years and call on Nigerian to prevail on him to reverse his intention to cause unrest in Iragbiji,” he stated.
