Oyo: Ruling house warns against buying of land in Iware

Following the suspension of Alhaji Abdulrasheed Adetunji as the Oniware of Iware by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, members of the Oyerinade Ruling House in Iware, Afijio Local Government Area of Oyo State, have warned members of the public against buying of land in the community until Iware has a king on the throne.

The ruling house, in a statement signed by the trio of Prince Moses Akinade Ifekunle, Prince Onaolapo Ajibade, and Prince Olunide Adedibu Opafunmulayo, said no one has been authorised to sell land in any part of the community at the moment. The Oyerinade Ruling House also warned those that bought part of the ancestral land of Iware not to accept another land in replacement for the ancestral land from any part of the community, saying that no one has authority to give out land until a king is on the Oniware of Iware stool. The family asked them to demand a refund of their money instead.

Members of the ruling house commended Governor Makinde for ordering Alhaji Adetunji to stop parading himself as Oniware

A letter from the state government to the suspended monarch, with reference No. CB/141/173/4Vol IV/210, reads in part: “The Ministry of Justice has reviewed the history of the matter including previous legal advice and court cases, and concluded that the process of appointing you as the new Oniware had not been completed and is still subject to court proceedings. In light of this, the ministry advises that the request for presentation of staff of office and coronation should be put on hold pending the determination of the court.

“In the light of the above revelation, you are hereby warned to stop parading yourself as the Oniware of Iware, pending the determination of the court. This is in line with the legal advice received from the Ministry of Justice.”