Adejoke Adeleye Ogun
Ogun state government in the bid to ensure justice and dignity and protection of persons, has suspended the Olorile of Orile Ifo, Oba Abdulsemiu Adewale Ogunjobi for six months for his uncivil behaviour towards a 73-year-old man.
Oba Orile could be heard in a video which had gone viral on the Internet cursing him and his generation while threatening the old man to send the man to jail for not supporting his Obaship tussle.
The decision was reached after the Kabiyesi and his victim were invited by the Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Local Govt and Chieftaincy Affairs for interrogation.
This became imperative as a result of the reckless utterances and public misconduct of the Kabiyesi as it was evident in social media .
After the investigation conducted on the matter, the Kabiyesi has been suspended and stripped of the paraphernalia of the stool of Olorile-Ifo pending the determination of his culpability or otherwise on the allegation.
The foregoing decision was reached by the Ministry in conjunction with the Egba Traditional Council in accordance with Section 52(1) of the Obas and Chiefs’ Law of Ogun State 2021.