Governor Oyetola Planning To Depose Osun Monarch, Residents Raise Alarm, Protest
- There’s protest in Osogbo over the widely rumoured plans to remove the traditional King of the city, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun
- The demonstrators occupied some streets in the capital city of the state holding placards with various inscriptions
- Some of the inscriptions on the placards included, “Don’t cause confusion in Osogbo”, “Stop the attempt to depose Oba Jimoh Olanipekun” and others
In what has been described as political motivated, some residents of Osogbo, the Osun state capital accused the state government of planning to dethrone the Ataoja of Osogboland, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun Oyetunji (Larooye II).
The residents consequently trooped out to the streets of the city to protest against the alleged plan.
Leadership Newspaper reports that the protesters, who stormed the streets of Osogbo with placards bearing different inscriptions.
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They warned of the consequences of the plan to depose the monarch.
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Some of the inscriptions on their placards read; “Don’t Cause Confusion in Osogbo”, “Stop the Attempt to Depose Oba Jimoh”, “Efura oo, Ijoba Ipinle Osun fe da Rukerudo Sile” “Ataoja of Osogbo is Our King”.
Tinubu or Atiku? Governor-elect Adeleke reveals who Osun PDP should campaign, vote for
Ademola Adeleke, Osun state governor-elect, has charged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Management Committee for the 2023 presidential election to ensure that the party’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar, wins the state.
Adeleke spoke in Osogbo, the state capital, before inaugurating the party’s campaign management committee, which is led by Sunday Bisi.
Ademola Adeleke, Osun state governor-elect, has charged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Management Committee for the 2023 presidential election to ensure that the party’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar, wins the state.
2023 Presidency: Tinubu's convoy attacked again? Police speak
The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has reacted to reports that the convoy of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was attacked in Osun recently.
A video claiming that the convoy of Tinubu was attacked in the southwest state by some hoodlums had gone viral online.
However, the police command in Osun on Sunday, October 9, made it clear that neither was the APC's presidential candidate in the state on Friday, October 8, as claimed nor was there any such incident.
Source: Legit.ng
