The royal family of Ogunmakin town in Obafemi Owode local government area of Ogun state has appealed to Governor Dapo Abiodun , former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo to urgently intervene in plot by some persons to deny them the vacant stool of the ancient community.
The royal family led by Adeyemi Ogunmakin and Kazeem Ogunmakin made the appeal at a news conference on Friday in Abeokuta.
The family who stated emphatically that the progenitor of the community was Ogunmakin, their forefather, saying that there are enough evidences that the family is a ruling house which gives right for one of them as the next traditional ruler after the demise of Oba James Sodiya.
They alleged that plans were ongoing by some forces to deny Ogunmakin family from ascending the throne.
The family disclosed that a petition had already been sent to the Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland over the lingering issues.
‘We are using this platform to appeal to our father and former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo and Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun to come to our rescue because Ogunmakin also has a root from Owu where Baba Obasanjo hails from.
” We beg to assist us to secure our rightful stool, against plot by some elements to impose a non-indigene as next traditional ruler of Ogunmakin’, the family stated.
The Ogunmakins alleged that the non indigene identified as Ayinde Busari popularly called ‘Jawe” being supported by some elements in the community which include some Ikereku Chiefs had been going about with wrong historical background of the family and Ogunmakin town.
