Don’t drag politics into Ojude Oba festival, Awujale warns

The Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, has warned politicians and their supporters not to turn the Ojude Oba festival into an avenue to play any form of politics.

The monarch had reacted to the shouts of ‘APC! APC!’ (All Progressives Congress) which momentarily rented the air from a small group among the crowd that converged on the venue of the event which held on Thursday at Ijebu Ode.
He warned that this act would not be tolerated in subsequent ones.



While warning the broom-wielding group to desist from such an act, arguing that Ojude Obawas apolitical, he challenged whoever their sponsor was to show his face if he was bold enough.

Awujale, who was obviously angry at their action, said he was sure they were not indigenes of Ijebuland and might be a hired crowd.

He said, “Those who were waving the brooms are not of Ijebu extraction. I believe they must have been hired.
“Ojude Oba is over 100 years (old); what you did today has never happened before. Many groups are here but what you have done today has never happened. “I believe most of you are not members of the APC. We have people from the Peoples Democratic Party, APC, and Social Democratic Party, among others, here. “Ojude Oba is about culture and tradition. It is non-political. It has been like that since our forefathers started it. It is an abomination for anyone to drag politics into it. “I want to appeal in the name of God,

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