Adeleke subjecting Osun traditional rulers to suffering – Oloyan

The monarch, in a video, specifically said Adeleke was the one subjecting Osun traditional rulers to suffering, calling on the public to help appeal to the governor.

Oba Adekeye, who was responding to questions in the video, said, “We the Obas and Chiefs are hungry. In Odo-Otin, we have 17 Obas with over 400 chiefs. All of us have wives and children and for the past 7 months, we have not received any money.

“Help us to tell Governor Adeleke that he is the one subjecting us to suffering.”

He recalled that Adeleke allegedly once owed monarchs eight months’ salaries, which they had to agitate for before it was paid.

“He once owed us (monarchs) eight months salaries. We have to talk before we got that one.

“It is not good for a monarch to be begging before he eats. I spent five weeks at LUTH in Lagos and it became a problem for me to pay my medical bills.

“This is the seventh month that monarchs in Osun State get paid last,” he added.

However, when asked to appeal to President Bola Tinubu to release the over ₦200 billion withheld local government allocations, the monarch replied that Tinubu has no hand in what is happening in the state.

Oba Adekeye said Tinubu has done what is expected of him concerning local government allocations, and that the President loves the kings and has nothing to do with what is happening on ground.

“The President has done what is expected of him concerning the local government allocations. Tinubu loves the kings and nothing concerns him on what is on ground,” he stated.

The complaint came amid the prolonged dispute over control of local government council and the release of statutory allocations in Osun, which has affected the councils’ finances.