Osun traditional rulers dissociate selves from endorsing Jonathan

Source : The Nation

Some traditional rulers in Osun State have dissociated themselves from the purported endorsement of President Goodluck Jonathan as the preferred candidate for the March 28th presidential election.
Meeting at the Akinrun Palace on Tuesday, the traditional rulers described endorsement of Jonathan by some traditional ruler at the Palace of Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, as embarrassing to the traditional institution.
Briefing newsmen shortly after their meeting, their spokesperson, the Akinrun of Ikirun, Oba Abdulrauf Olayiwola Olawale, criticized the alleged share of dollar among the traditional rulers that attended the visit of the President Jonathan at Ooni’s palace.
The monarch urged the people of the state to vote according to their conscience and not based on monetary gratification.
In attendance at the meeting were the Timi of Ede, Oba Munirudeen Adesola Lawal, Akinrun of Ikirun, Oba Olayiwola Olawale Adedeji, Olokuku of Okuku, Oba Abioye Oyebode Oluronke II, Aragbiji of Iragbiji, Oba Abdulrasheed Ayotunde Olabomi, Olunisa of Inisa, Oba Joseph Oladunjoye Fasikun II, Elende of Eko-Ende, Oba Rauf Adebayo Olaniyan, Oloyan of Oyan, Oba Kelani Adekeye Oyedare, Onirun of Oke-Irun, Oba Isaac Adetoyi Adetunlurese, Elerin of Erin-Osun, Oba Yusuf Omoloye Oyagbodun among others.
Speaking further, the Akirun faulted use of beaded walking sticks by some traditional rulers to pray for Jonathan after adopting him their sole candidate.
According to him, beaded walking sticks are not part of spiritual instruments to be used to pray for anyone in Yorubaland.
He said: “It is unfortunate that the episode of the endorsement has become talk of the town. Many are even alleging that huge amount of hard currency was doled out to the traditional rulers. They believe that all traditional rulers in the state were involved in this.
“It has gotten to a stage that some of our subjects are demanding their own share of the presidential largese which we knew nothing about. It is quite embarrassing. And this is the more reason we are coming out to tell the whole world that not all of endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan.
“As traditional rulers we are not expected to be involved in partisan politics. But we can support government good policies and programmes that can promote development in our various domains. Our main concern should be supporting good governance, no more no less. It is, therefore, our wish and prayer that whoever emerges as the winner will be the one that will bring life more abundant to our people.”
The monarch appealed to politicians to play the game according to the rule and avoid any form of violence before, during and after the elections.
He also appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission and all law enforcement agencies to ensure a level playing ground for all candidates.
He warned that law enforcement agents should not allow themselves to be used to engage in unlawful arrest and harassment that may lead to disenfranchising anybody from exercising his or her fundamental human right of participating in the election.

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