Osogbo indigenes urge monarch to be father to all

The Ataoja of Osogbo land, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji Olanipekun has been urged to be father to all indigenes of the town irrespective of political leanings.

The call formed part of a communique issued at the end of a peace and reconciliation meeting held at the instance of the traditional ruler on Sunday.

Prominent sons and daughters of the town also maintained that taking such a stance by the traditional ruler would attract the much needed development to the town.

The gathering, which had chiefs, compounds and district heads, traditionalists, Muslim and Christian leaders, was aimed at finding a lasting solution to the divisions that have existed among the sons and daughters of the town.

The communique was signed by Dr Oluwatoyin Kadiri, Toyin Yusuf and Bosun Oyedele.

“Ataoja of Osogbo should be father to all irrespective of party affiliations. Elders of Osogbo should, as a matter of urgency, reach out to various stakeholders regardless of political inclinations in order to patch cracks.

“Any Osogbo indigene is free to join any political party with a view to bringing development to the town and Ataoja should convene a meeting of political gladiators across political parties in order to attract development to the town,” the communique read.

On the Eid-el-Kabir incident at the Osogbo central prayer ground on July 28, the gathering advocated that a seven-man delegation should visit the State Governor, Ademola Adeleke to appreciate his maturity at the ground which endeared peace.