Chief Sunday Oluwole, the Odofin of Ijejaland, has been suspended with immediate effect.
Odofin was suspended in a letter written by Barr. Kehinde Amusa of Hassan Amusa & Co. in Abeokuta.
Amusa wrote on behalf of Odofin Compound, ljeja, Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Leaders of the Odofin Compound in Ijeja, including the Baale of Odofin village in Ijeja, Chief Semiu Lawal, the secretary, Elder E. O. Olatomi, the Mufasir Musulumi of Ijeja, Alh. Surajudeen Lawal, and Elder Obayomi Olori Ebi, suspended Oluwole at a meeting.
His suspension was the result of a statement he made concerning a contentious Oluwo title in Ijeja, Abeokuta.
Oluwole was claimed to have dabbled in the Oluwo case, which is still before the court, by making statements on a radio program that could provoke a breach of public peace.
“We, as Solicitors to the Odofin Compound, ljeja Abeokuta, hereby announce the immediate and automatic suspension of Chief Sunday Oluwole Odofin of Ijeja Land as Accredited Compound Representative in the Ogboni Chambers (Ile Ogboni).
“Henceforth, he should stop parading himself as recognized and representative of ljejaland in the lle Ogboni. The Ogboni ljeja, Ogboni Egba, Olorogun Ologun of ljeja and Egbaland, Parakoyi of Ijeja and Egbaland are hereby notified of this latest development by this public,” the letter read partly.
The lawyer had made a copy of the letter, dated January 9, 2023, accessible to the Egba Traditional Council, which is chaired by the Alake and supreme monarch of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, and others involved.
