THE
Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, yesterday seized the beads of
the Baale of Ido, Chief Tajudeen Akinola Agura, for parading himself as
the Onido.
Onido is a major Ibadan less city baale.
The title has been in the news in the last 10 years for various
traditional and political reasons.
But for Agura yesterday will remain a
day to remember as he faced the members of the Olubadan-in-Council, who
quizzed him for allegedly parading himself as the Onido though he had
been suspended.
After the rilling, the Council affirmed
his suspension and seized his beads with a warning to stop parading
himself as the Onido, until a final decision is taken on his case.
Wearing a white lace agbada, the chief left the Popoyemoja palace of the Olubadan in a sober mood.
He was installed in July 2011 after his
predecessor, Chief Benjamin Ishola, was deposed for, among others, his
crave for a beaded crown.
While Ishola struggled for stronger
recognition and a beaded crown, Agura was in court to challenge the
former’s occupation of the stool, claiming he (Agura) was the right
candidate.
He eventually won in 2011 when the late Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade 1 installed him.
A source said aside the suspension,
several petitions hang around Agura’s neck, particularly on alleged land
grabbing and related issues.
The source said it would be tough for the suspended baale to wriggle out of the suspension.
Oba Adetunji warned leaders of the Igbo
community in Ibadan to subject themselves to the authority of the baales
in their domains.
He said Eze Ndigbo must operate within the framework of the Ibadan traditional authority.
The monarch said on no account would the
palace attend to the Eze without passing through the baales under who
they must subject themselves.
Briefing reporters after a
two-and-a-half-hour meeting yesterday, the Asipa Balogun of Ibadan, High
Chief Tajudeen Ajibola, said: “We have taken a stance on the principle
of upholding Ibadan authority.
“We’ve done many things today on the issue of the man parading himself as Onido who has been suspended.
“The Kabiyesi was of the view
that since he has been suspended, he can not go about parading himself
as Onido, wearing beads. So, we have seized his beads.
“The second issue was the issue of Eze Ndigbo. In any community, you cannot have two monarchs.
“The only Oba in Ibadan is the Olubadan. So, no other person can call himself his royal highness in Ibadan land.”
Other members of the council in
attendance include the Otun Olubadan, High Chief Lekan Balogun; Osi
Olubadan, High Chief Rashidi Ladoja; Osi Balogun, High Chief Femi
Olaifa; the Asipa Olubadan, High Chief Eddy Oyewole; the Iyalode of
Ibadan, High Chief Aminat Abiodun and Chief Lateef Gbadamosi.
Via TheNation
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