The Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in Osun State, Adebayo Adeleke has been issued with a warning by Kingmakers in Iree against
The Kingmakers who alleged that the decision of Adeleke to appoint a warrant chief was to favour his preferred candidate for the stool of Aree of Iree also posited that the appointment would hinder the selection process of the best candidate to fill the vacant stool of the traditional ruler of the town in Boripe local government area of the state.
The kingmakers had convened a meeting to decide on the selection of a new monarch when they received a letter from the commissioner announcing the appointment of Adebayo as one of the Kingmakers.The Kingmakers led by the Aogun of Iree, Saliu Atoyebi, maintained that it was alien to the tradition and culture of the town for a woman to be appointed as a member of the Kingmakers.
“If the government said they want to force on us another chief to join the kingmakers, they should choose another person, not a woman. It has never been in the history of Aree in Council that women are included in the selection of a new monarch. They should not do anything that will tamper with our culture and tradition.
In his reaction, Adebayo Adeleke, the Osun Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs said the appointment of a warrant chief is the sole responsibility of the government.