Following the suspension of by the traditional ruler of Gbongan ,Olufi of Gbongan, Oba Adetoyese Oyeniyi, Odugbemi 1, the Oluoje Descendants
Ompetu Afolabi Kazeem Adekunle prominent traditional Chief in Gbongan town, Ayedaade Local Government Area of Osun State, has declared that, he remains the Onpetu/Oluoje of the ancient community, despite his reported suspension by the traditional Ruler of the town, the Olufi of Gbongan, Oba Adetoyese Oyeniyi, Odugbemi 1.
Onpetu Adekunle made this known while speaking to journalists at a press conference organized recently.
He debunked the allegations leveled against him and some chiefs by the Olufi of Gbongan as baseless.
According to him, the suspension by the Olufi will not stand, saying Onpetu/Oluoje is an indigenous traditional Chief, not an honorary title as assumed by many who didn't know that Onpetu Oluoje descendants have spread across the world.
It was gathered that Adekunle alongside two other heads of villages (Baales) Baale Rufai Lawal of Olubula Community and Baale Samson Oyegunle Odekunmi of Sewe Community all in Gbongan town, were suspended by the Olufi on allegations of insubordination and disrespect to the Olufi throne.
They were also alleged of constituting moves to divine and break the ancient town of Gbongan apart.
Adekunle said his suspension, alongside the two other, was as a result of a letter which was written by Oluoje Descendants and addressed to kabiesi through Ayedaade Local Government Traditional Council, seeking the elevation of the Onpetu Oluoje as a king under the authority of olufi. This according to him will expand Gbongan Kingdom.
He expressed concern over the action of the monarch, saying that the grounds Oba Oyeniyi made against him and others show that the Olufi nurtured personal grudges against them.
“The indefinite suspension is highly unwarranted in that : we were not prior serve with any query to the effect of any wrongs/grounds that may eventually led to the conclusion the traditional council hastily made.
“When someone is served with the query, he must be given the opportunity of answering the said query.
“He must be officially and personally invited to the interactive forum to meet the fair hearing standard and he must be openly and officially confronted with the wrong/civil crimes he is alleged to have committed.
Adekunle Kazeem Afolabi was installed in 2019 after following the right steps by Onpetu/Oluoje Descendants of Gbongan.
“I am a complete gentle man, a law abiding citizen, I love peace and I don’t foment trouble. So, I am not in anyway disturbed with the purported suspension. I have not done anything wrong or against the law of the land that warrant it.
He concluded that he will never disrespect the Olufi and all me
mbers of the traditional council.
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