In a bid to ensure the sanctity of the dignity of persons and protection of the sanctity of our revered traditional institution, the Ogun State government, led by Prince Dapo Abiodun, has placed the Olorile of Orile-Ifo, Oba Abdulsemiu Adewale Ogunjobi, on six months suspension for his uncivil conduct not befitting the status of an oba of allegedly publicly assaulting an elderly member of his community, which video had since gone viral on social media.
The decision was reached after Oba Ogunjobi Kabiyesi and his victim were invited by the Honourable Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs for interrogation.
This became imperative as a result of the reckless utterances and public misconduct of the monarch as it was evident in a viral video on the social media and being bandied in the larger public space.
After the preliminary investigation conducted into the matter, the monarch was suspended and stripped of all the paraphernalia of the stool of Olorile-Ifo pending the determination of his culpability or otherwise of the allegation.
The decision to suspend the monarch for six months 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.
