Ogun: Family Raises Alarm Over Plot To Install ‘Disqualified’ Candidate As Next Olu Ogunmakin
ABEOKUTA – Offsprings of Ogunmakin family in Ogunmakin community in Obafemi-Owode local government area of Ogun State have alleged the kingmakers of plan to install a non-indigene as the next Olu Ogunmakin.
The Royal father of the community, Oba James Sodiya joined his ancestors in 2023, hence, the process of selecting a new traditional ruler commenced, with the Ogunmakin descendants claiming that it was the turn of their ruling house to produce a new monarch.
The offspring of the progenitor led by Saheed Ogunmakin and Alhaji Kazeem Ogunmakin disclosed this on Sunday at a press briefing held at the conference room of Penpushing Media in Abeokuta.
The duo alleged some forces of planning to install an Ibadan indigene as the next royal father.
The descendants of Ogunmakin, however, kicked against the said move, explaining after the demise of Sodiya, they (offsprings) were invited by the traditional council to present candidates for the stool.
The family explained that in view of this, they presented Saheed Ogunmakin as their choice candidate, with all necessary rites undertaken at the Ile Ogboni Ikereku Nla, adding that at the end of the exercise, the council promised to get back to them for final screening.
The descendants of the progenitor of the community said to their surprise, and after a long silence from the traditional council, news filtered out of plan to install Ramoni Ayinde Busari, who they claimed to be Ibadan indigene.
They emphasized that this same Busari had earlier contested with the late monarch and was disqualified following discovery that he was not indigene of the community, expressing shock that it was same disqualified candidate, some people are pushing out to be traditional ruler of the community.
“We can tell you that Ramoni Busari popularly called ‘Jawe’ is non-indigene. He is from Ibadan, and this fact is on record. He once attempted to contest with the late Oba Sodiya, and was disqualified when it was discovered he is from Ibadan”, they emphasized.
“The records are even there that this same Busari was questioned during the earlier exercise which eventually brought in Sodiya as traditional ruler of Ogumankin, he confessed he is from Ibadan, with his parents’ residence in Oluyole local government”, the family stated.
The aggrieved family disclosed that following the ugly development, they had written a petition to the Osile Oke-Ona Oba Adedapo Tejuoso and Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo
The complainants passionately called on the Egba traditional council to wade into the issues, to avoid loss of the community to Ibadan, as in the case of Bakatari, which is Egbaland, and now being controlled by Ibadan
“We have petitioned Osile Oke-Ona, Oba Adedapo Tejuoso and Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, calling on them and the Ogun State Government to come to our aid. It is our family turn to produce next traditional ruler of Ogunmakin, a village founded by our forbear. Don’t allow politics to lose our community to Ibadan, as also in the case of Bakatari, Egbaland being controlled by Oyo state.”
