The Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has orders arrest of ‘fake’ monarchs
Two people have been detained after being accused of posing as the traditional king of Ode Irele town, the administrative centre of Irele Local Government Area, and the ruler of the Igodanlisa community in the state’s Okitipupa LGA respectively.
The two, according to the authorities, allegedly pretended to be monarchs without the state executive council’s consent otherwise called governor’s approval as required by the chieftaincy law of the State.
This was said by Mrs. Bamidele Olateju, the state’s commissioner for information and orientation, following the state executive council meeting on Wednesday night. But she avoided mentioning the suspects’ identities.
“Some people have been posing as Olofun of Irele in Irele Local Government and Olu of Igodanlisa in Okitipupa Local Government without the State Executive Council’s consent,” Ademola-Olateju added.
“The state executive council has agreed that these individuals should be detained and subject to an investigation for violating the state chieftaincy statute.
The commissioner also revealed that the government had approved the promotion of several chiefs to the position of obas in various communities, and that no fewer than 23 junior monarchs had received first-class status upgrades from the government.
The Owa-Ale of IkareAkoko, Olowa of Igbara-Oke, Olumoru of Imoru, and Ojomo-Luda of Ijebu-Owo, among other traditional rulers, are among those she claims are concerned.
The state’s disputed stools were also resolved and regularized by the council, she continued, stressing that the question of paramountcy was remained open and awaited the state’s chieftaincy law’s change.
The government spokeswoman also stated that the executive council had ordered that no markets in any region of the state could be closed for traditional holidays without the governor’s consent.
The state exco also took note of the licence issued for the state’s traditional festivities.
The administration reaffirms its previous position that the governor must approve any market closures.
We also talked about how the government communicates with its personnel and citizens by using the Yoruba language.
According to her, the state executive council agreed to promote the use of Yoruba or other indigenous languages like Ijaw, Ikale, or Ilaje, depending on the situation in communication
