Royal Rumble Over Haastup Nomination as Owa of Obokun  

Royalty is sweet!

The luxury of a modern palace is irresistibly tempting! 

So also, fame is coveted by all and sundry!

If you are in agreement with this postulation, you may not need to cudgel your brains so much to unravel the mystery behind the  battle that it’s currently rearing its ugly head in Ilesa, Osun State, over the selection of Owa of Obokun. As gathered through a source, not many expected that the current battle from some royal families after the staff of office was hurriedly presented to the former deputy governor of Osun State, Adesuyi Haastrup as the the Owa of Obokun.

 Society Watch gathered that in spite of this, two royal families have cried out, alleging manipulation in the process of appointing the new Owa Obokun. Oba Haastrup was reportedly elected by the kingmakers on Friday morning, and had his appointment swiftly approved by Governor Adeleke.

His emergence has sparked controversy within the Ijesa royal community, particularly from the Ofokutu and Fajemisin royal families of the Bilaro Olu-Odo Ruling House. The families claim that the Osun state government manipulated the process of appointing the new Owa Obokun. During the ceremony, Governor Adeleke congratulated Oba Haastrup, urging him to unite the people of Ijesa for the development of the region and the state as a whole.

After the presentation of the Staff of Office to the new Owa-Obokun, royal families, Ofokutu and Fajemisin of the Bilaro Olu-Odo Ruling House called for a review of the selection process to uphold the integrity of the Ijesa tradition.

The Ofokutu royal family, in a statement signed by its Secretary, Prince Adetoyese Adegbohungbe, expressed displeasure over the process, saying, “We have witnessed not just compromise, but the desecration of the noble tradition of the Ijesa, with the blatant disregard for the most sacred tradition of selecting the Owa-Obokun of Ijesaland.”

The Ofokutu Royal Family expressed their utmost  shock to be informed that a new Owa was selected in what they described as not shocking but  affront to the age-old tradition.  While they also described the  process  as flagrant disregard of an existing court case.”

Also, Fajemisin Family in their own statement, berated the local and state governments, saying “the selection process was inherently flawed, and the imposition of a candidate without due regard for custom and law is utterly unacceptable.

They  categorically rejected  the purported Owa-elect and demand a transparent, lawful process that honours our customs and traditions.

The two aggrieved royal houses vowed to  pursue all available legal means to defend their  rights and restore the honor and pride of the Ijesa people. The two families dissociated themselves from the process and the new Owa Obokun, noting that it is a taboo noting that he was imposed on the ancient community and vowed to pursue every legal means to defend the rights of the Ijesa.

It is a known fact that the governor of the state, Ademola Adeleke has  highest respect for Adesuyi who was a deputy governor to his late brother, Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke.