The Odemo of Isara, Oba Albert Adebose Mayungbe, has reacted to the verbal attack on him by Hon. Biyi Adeleye, a Special Assistant on Political Affairs to Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun.
Great Achiever Magazine reports that the Odemo in Council, in a press statement signed by Asojuoba Michael Adesanya, the Asojuoba of Isara, said that the statement was issued in reaction to various allegations contained in the press interview granted by Hon. Biyi Adeleye, against Oba Adebose Mayungbe and also in response to the various social media messages, calls and comments of all concerned sons and daughters of Isara Remo both at home and abroad, who felt their Royal Father and the symbol of Isara as a traditional town, has been insulted, assaulted and alleged wrongfully.
Asojuoba Adesanya said the Odemo in Council has waded in and after full consultation with all the stakeholders in Isara project, the Council decided to publicly refute all the allegations leveled against Oba Mayungbe by Hon. Adeleye.
He said: “Contrary to Hon Adeleye’s allegation, Oba Mayungbe is NOT a card carrying member of any political party. He is a father to all sons and daughters of Isara Remo irrespective of their political affiliation. We have verified that his name is not on any political party membership register.
“We also confirm that the Kabiyesi, Odemo of Isara, never engaged in any oath taking exercise with anyone in respect of who to vote for in the last general elections, as alleged by Hon Adeleye.
“We hereby affirm that our royal father is a man of integrity, highly disciplined and knows the rule of law that he will never involve himself in accommodating thugs and ‘suspected cultists’ in his palace. Nothing like that happened.
“Oba Mayungbe is NOT on the payroll of either Hon. Ladi Adebutu or ANY person whatsoever.
Hon. Adebutu has been a friend of Isara Remo and has been responding positively to the invitations of the Afotamodi Festival Planning Committees every year even before the ascension of Odemo Mayungbe as the Odemo of Isara Remo.
“We also confirm that Isara Remo has been very peaceful, witnessing monumental development in all facets of life since the coming on board of this great Odemo. In fact we confirm that this is the only Odemo that has installed the highest number of the younger generation as Chiefs, Otunbas and Baales in the history of Isara Remo. And this has brought lots of progress and development to Isara Remo”.
Asojuoba Adesanya noted that the annual Afotamodi festival has attained the highest level of success thus far during the reign of Oba Mayungbe, noting that another clear success story is the fact that the Aafin Odemo that was started about forty years ago was completed and put into use by Odemo Albert Mayungbe, the Ilufemiloye 1.
He said the Elders, Odemo in Council and other concerned groups are already working on peaceful resolution of the incident, while he appealed to all to allow peace to reign.
