The crisis between the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Hon. Adewale Egbedun, and the Alashi of Asi, Oba Oyewale Olasunkanmi Isaac, has taken a new twist as the Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Osun State, Dr. Tosin Odeyemi, has called for Egbedun’s immediate resignation.
The drama began after Egbedun was heard in a leaked audio recording threatening the monarch. In his response, the Speaker admitted to making the call, citing “threat of further violence” from the monarch, whom he accused of sending thugs to attack his convoy. “Let it be unequivocally clear: I have a deep regard for traditional institutions and respect for the elderly, but that will not come at the expense of my life,” Egbedun said in a public statement defending his reaction.
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But Odeyemi, reacting to the development, said there was no justification for such “unruly and uncouth behaviours” from the state’s number three citizen, especially towards a traditional ruler.
According to him, “It’s embarrassing and shameful for Egbedun to have reacted in such manner. My thoughts when I first listened to the audio was that his phone was cloned but when I read his response this morning where he admitted to have been the one, I was surprised.”
“No matter the offence of Alashi, Egbedun should have made use of all the established avenues to report the monarch and call the monarch to order rather than resulting into an insolent and childish acts.”
“If Egbedun has no regard for his hometown monarch, he could have at least, as a Yoruba man, have a level of respect for the stool Alashi is occupying which is permanent compared to political posts.”
“The monarch is old enough to be his (Egbedun) father, he should have shown decorum as a fortunate youth in the state rather than exposing our dear state to a ridicule as seen on all social media platforms presently.”
“He is ruining the chances of youth, not only in Osun state, but in Nigeria, as people will start having second thoughts on entrusting power and position in younger generations.”
“It is shameful and uncalled for. Egbedun has shown he has no capacity to manage crisis. If he could do that to his own king, definitely, no monarch in the state is above his tongue lashing sooner or later if something urgent is not done.”
“As a stakeholder in the polity of Osun state, the honourable thing for Egbedun to do now is to step aside. He hasn’t shown any sign of remorse. Leaders of thoughts should rise fast and lend their voices to this call. Osun belongs to all of us,”he said.
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