Regent of Akungba-Akoko, Princess Oluwatoyin Omosowon | credits: Saharareporters
Prince Oseni Isiaka, who was denounced by the kingmakers of Akungba Akoko in Ondo State as the Oba-elect of the ancient town, has accused the kingmakers of acting against the judgment of the court which purportedly ruled in his favoured to be the Oba-elect
The head of the kingmakers of the town, Chief Akin Osemawe, has announced on behalf of others that one Prince Sunday Adeyeye remained the authentic Oba-elect of the ancient town, calling on Prince Isiaka to stop parading himself as the Oba-elect.
However, Isiaka, in a statement on Sunday, alleged that his denial by Osemawe amounted to a contempt of court because his selection as Oba-elect was validated by a court judgement delivered on 20th December 2013 by Justice Adeyeye of Ondo State High Court sitting in ikare Akoko, Akoko North-East Local Government.
He warned Osemawe against the alleged court contempt, saying “Mr. Akin Osemawe should stop misleading the people of Akungba Akoko and the general public. His action is tantamount to contempt of court which can send him and his sponsors to jail”.
According to him, the kingmakers which include Chief Oluilegbin of Ilegbinn Quarters(Oluilegbin Akomolafe), Chief Opaka Isiaka Musa ,Chief Olubaka Ajakaye Rufus and Chief Alagure (Pa Funmilayo Omoboriota), made their stand on his selection as the Alele-elect of Akungba Akoko known and he was waiting for the state government to present him the staff of office.
However, Osemawe said Isiaka did not have the judgment that would make him the Oba-elect, noting that the court did not compel the kingmakers of the town to select him as the Oba-elect
Speaking in Akure on Friday, the head of the kingmakers of Akungba explained, “The court cannot tell us what to do. What he challenged in court is to make him a member of the Ole Ruling House and he got judgment but the judgment did not stipulate that he is the Oba-elect. The judgment has even been appealed because members of the Ole Ruling House insisted that he is not one of them.
“I am the head of the kingmakers of the town and I am speaking for other kingmakers and we have unanimously selected Prince Sunday Adeyeye as the Oba-elect. So, I don’t know who selected him in the first instance. I don’t know the kingmakers that selected him. He has been going around telling lies to the people.
“They have tried to bribe me to support him. I turned them down because I cannot do anything that is against the tradition of the town. You can come down to Akungba and sample the opinion of people of the town. They will tell you he is not their Oba-elect. “
Meanwhile, it was gathered that the state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mr. Bamiduro Dada, has held a meeting with the two parties and ordered that nobody should parade himself as the Oba-elect of the town until further notice.
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