The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdul-Rasheed Adewale Akanbi, has been suspended from attending the traditional council meetings for six months...
Addressing reporters after the meeting of the Osun State Council of Traditional Rulers, on Friday, the Orangun of Ila-Orangun, Oba Wahab Adedotun, said: “The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdul-Rasheed Adewale Akanbi, was not suspended because of the alleged assault on the Agbowu of Ogbaagba, Oba Dhikirulahi Akinropo.
The meeting was charged to the extent that the Ooni was said to have requested that the Oluwo and the Agbowu excuse them before taking evidences from those who witnessed the incident at the Office of the Assistant Inspector General Zone 11, last week Friday. In his comment, the Ooni clarified that the Oluwo’s suspension was not because of the alleged assault against the Agbowu of Ogbaagba, saying the matter was already before the Police and the state government.
According to him, the point given by the council was porous, lacking logic and do not portray the revered traditional council in good light, saying they refused to address the allegation that he punched a monarch, the reason for the meeting.In a statement by his media aide, Alli Ibrahim, Oba Akanbi said any suspension from the Osun State traditional council meeting is subject to the approval of the state government.
He said: “I was never suspended. The suspension reported by the media is just from the monthly Osun State traditional council meeting which is subject to the approval of the state government. It is sad to note that the Osun State traditional council could be so political.
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