Tension looms as governor threatens to banish 2 powerful traditional rulers

  • The governor of Ondo state, Rotimi Akeredolu, has threatened to banish 2 traditional rulers in the state over consistent clashes among their supporters
  • Akeredolu made the threat following the continuous communal clashes in the town, in which the recent one claimed the lives of 5 people while many others were injured
  • Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, the state commissioner for information and orientation, said the decision was reached at a state executive meeting in Akure

Akure, Ondo – Rotimi Akeredolu, the governor of Ondo state, has threatened to banish the Olukare of Ikare-Akoko, Oba Akadiri Saliu Momoh and his counterpart in Owa-Ale of Iyemeta, Oba Adeleke Adegbite-Adedoyin, over the continuous communal clash in the town.

The governor, who is the leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, made the threat following the disturbance the bloody clash in the town has created for his administration, Vanguard reported.