…warns Lagos Gov against imposing Abimbola Onabanjo on Ijebuland
A pan-Ijebu socio-political group, Ijebu Parapo has warned the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu to desist from interfering in the selection process leading to the emergence of the new paramount ruler and Awujale of Ijebuland.
In a statement issued on Sunday in Ijebu-Ode and signed by the Chairman, Otunba Olumuyiwa Sonowo, the group frowned on Sanwo-Olu’s alleged meddlesome activities in the selection process.
The statement partly read, “Ordinarily, we did not want to join the fray. We had hoped that reason will prevail and due process would be allowed to guide the selection of our paramount ruler. However, seeing that the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing, we have elected to raise the alarm over the unwholesome activities of Governor Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State in meddling in the whole selection process.
“We are amazed at all the hot air being blown by the very architects and masterminds of imposition. If anyone is to be accused of imposition, it is Governor Sanwo-Olu. Otherwise, how does one describe his involvement in calling members of the Council of Kingmakers and offering them a blank cheque to choose a certain Abimbola Onabanjo as the next Awujale?
“Can Governor Sanwo-Olu tolerate another governor interfering in the affairs of any part of Lagos State, let alone a traditional stool? Sanwo-Olu should mind the affairs of Lagos State and stop being a meddlesome interloper in the selection process of the Awujale of Ijebuland.”
The group warned that if Governor Sanwo-Olu does not desist from his antics, it would “mobilise Ijebu traditional worshippers to storm the seat of government in Lagos State – and disrupt government activities as Sanwo-Olu is doing in our beloved Ijebuland.”
