Ogiyan Suspends Ejigbo Chiefs For Supporting AC

Feb 8th, 2010 | By admin | Category: NEWS, South West News

pdp-logoFor daring to act independently of his instruction over the recently conducted-rerun election into Ejigbo State Constituency, the Ogiyan of Ejigbo, Oba Omowonuola Oyeyode Oyesosin has suspended some members of his traditional council.

The suspended members of the council include the Oluwin of Ejigbo, the Olode of Ejigbo and the Mogaji of Ejigbo.

OSUN DEFENDER investigation revealed that the monarch had, before the controversial elections instructed all the members of his traditional council to speak with their subjects on the need to ensure that they voted for the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate, Jacob Alabi, during the rerun election.

It would be recalled that the Court of Appeal in Ibadan, Oyo State had, last year, voided the election of the Action Congress (AC) legislator in the state House of Assembly, Honourable Najeem Salaam ordering a rerun into the vacant post.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) then conducted the rerun election on January 23, 2010 amidst controversial circumstances and later declared the PDP candidate, Alabi, winner of the rerun poll.

The traditional ruler had, on several occasions, shown his support for the PDP candidate by openly declaring his sympathy for the politician in his palace during Governor Oyinlola’s visit to the monarch’s palace few days before the rerun election.

It was further gathered that the suspended chiefs repotedly acted against the monarch’s directives and went ahead to vote for the AC in the election and also directed their subjects to vote according to their conscience.

When the monarch got wind of the chief’s actions, he got furious, believing that his authority had been undermined.

He then ordered that the affected chiefs be suspended, accusing them of teemingup with majority of the people in the ancient town to disgrace him.

Furthermore, the monarch was also gathered to have suspended the monthly prayer session organised for him by the Muslim clerics in the town usually led by the Chief Imam.

He was also reported to be aggrieved with one of the cleric’s sermons prior to the election, urging the people of the town to go out en masse to vote candidates of their choice in the election.

After the result of the election was declared, the monarch sent emissaries to the Islamic cleric directing him to put prayer on hold until further notice.

The monarch was further alleged of giving his blessing to the PDP’s action of importing weapon-wielding thugs to Ola, a suburb of Ejigbo, where the PDP allegedly manipulated the election in favour of its candidate.

It would be recalled that snatching of ballot boxes and manipulation of results were some of the irregularities that characterized that election whereby PDP chieftains including a federal lawmaker were caught in the act of lawlessness during the election.

By shina abubakar

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  1. Babamatto February 8th, 2010 4:04 pm :

    Let them continue with their shameful acts and behaviours. I believe very strongly that these atrocities will never continue like this. God is still in control.

  2. EJIGBO RE-RUN ELECTION February 9th, 2010 6:45 am :

    THANKS OSUNDEFENDER BCOS

  3. Omolebi February 9th, 2010 3:33 pm :

    Gross people of mischief!God will oneday avenge!

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