The Sejeokun Ruling Home of Ijare, Ondo State, has appealed to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, to take away Chief Wemimo Olaniran, the Sapetu of Ijare, who can be the top of the kingmakers, alleging that his conduct has been obstructing and disrupting actions within the city.
In a petition dated November 14, 2023 and signed by Prince Adekunle Alade, Adebanjo Asejuwon and Adebambo Oluwagbemigun, which was addressed to the State Authorities, Commissioner for Native Authorities and Chieftaincy Affairs and Ondo chapter of Nigerian Bar Affiliation (NBA), the petitioners stated solely the removing of Chief Olaniran, may carry peace and concord again to the group and guarantee a speedy and neutral number of a well-qualified prince to imagine the vacant stool of the Olujare of Ijare.
The petitioners alleged that Chief Olaniran has been recklessly interfering within the choice course of, simply as they stated his motion has brought on the the kingmakers to be at loggerheads, making it tough for them to reach at a consensus, thus resulting in the polarisation of your complete group.
The petitioners alleged that Chief Olaniran inserted himself as a celebration in a court docket case between members of the royal household, although he doesn’t belong to the ruling home and may solely have been an observer within the pending go well with.
Additionally they accused Olaniran of making a parallel opposing group completely different from the remainder of the chiefs and different dignitaries to disorganise the lately celebrated yearly Ijare Day, which was attended by Ijare indigenes at house and overseas.
“However for the maturity of the Regent, Chief Joseph Omosebi, the President of Egbe Ijare Omo Elewe Obi, Mr. Akin Oluwole, and different dignitaries who saved the day by calming the offended crowd, the occasion would have degenerated right into a free-for-all.
“We’ve got written a collection of petitions to the Ifedore Native Authorities, the Police Space Command (Akure), and the Commissioner for Native Authorities and Chieftaincy Affairs; all of them have mediated at completely different instances, advising that Chief Sapetu shouldn’t intervene within the household affairs of the royal household.
“The steps taken by Chief Olaniran in current days are usually not solely a negation of our custom as a folks, they’re additionally extremely embarrassing and repugnant to our customs and traditions.”
The petitioners added that it’s the unique duty of the Omowa to current a certified Prince as Omooye for the vacant stool of Olujare. The duty of the kingmakers begins solely after we now have fulfilled our conventional obligation by presenting a worthy candidate to the kingmakers.” They stated Olaniran’s allegiance to the group was extremely questionable.