Hoodlums disrupt chieftaincy installation by Olubadan

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, has condemned the disruption of chieftaincy set up by hoodlums believed to have been employed by some potential Mogajis and Baales.

The set up which was held on Monday was stated to have been disrupted by the hoodlums and this was stated to have pressured the monarch to droop the actions.

It was learnt that there have been contentions regarding the alternative of a number of the chiefs and the Olubadan condemned the resort to the usage of miscreants to deal with the problem.

Oba Balogun, in an announcement signed by his Private Assistant (Media), Oladele Ogunsola, expressed disappointment on the unruly behaviour of the supporters of the possible chiefs.

He stated the disruption led to the abrupt finish of the programme shortly after the set up of solely three out of 10 chiefs slated for the day.

“It was a tragic scene, seeing miscreants storming the palace, the place, accompanied by my members of council seated to carry out the standard rites throwing decorum to the wind in abeyance of the exalted and majestic positions of my members of the Council.

“Kabiyesi, who reiterated his dedication to fairness, equity and justice within the train of his conventional function maintained that whoever, after thorough investigation of the incident, anybody discovered culpable amongst his employees on no matter may need led to the ugly disruption can be correctly sanctioned.

“He empathized with the opposite chiefs, who had no contentious problem, however, whose set up couldn’t be carried out as a result of disruption attributable to the miscreants, assuring them that what occurred was a mere delay and never denial, including, “their set up can be carried out unfailingly on the subsequent train”.

Oba Balogun equally charged each household presenting candidates for the positions of Baales and Mogajis to do their homework correctly to keep away from a repeat of Monday’s incident simply as he warned in opposition to unruly behaviour.

He suggested that they need to make sure that their relations who might accompany them to the palace conduct themselves in an orderly method as anybody discovered within the behavior of bringing miscreants to the palace will likely be sanctioned.

He additionally insisted that each chieftaincy matter must be routed via his Private Assistant on Chieftaincy Issues, Chief Isiaka Akinpelu.

He stated, “I’ve made it clear to the members of the general public when the palace was reorganised on the necessity to make sure that chieftaincy issues are made much less cumbersome for me and my members of the council by going via Chief Akinpelu, whose appointment was made solely to have clean and stress-free procedures on promotion and set up of Chiefs.”

The monarch maintained that anyone who offers with some other particular person on chieftaincy issues outdoors of Chief Akinpelu does so at his or her personal danger, noting that the palace wouldn’t entertain any criticism in that regard after his repeated pronouncement.