Youth from Ifon in Ose Local Government just hit the streets demanding that Ondo State install a new traditional ruler after their last king got shot by highway bandits half a decade back. Oba Israel Adewusi died after gunmen ambushed him on the Benin-Owo-Akure road while he was heading home from a government meeting in Akure, and the throne has been empty ever since.
The Ifon Development Youth Forum marched through town with signs asking Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to approve a successor through the proper chieftaincy process. Community reps said the vacancy has killed social programs and administrative functions, and they warned that keeping a large town without leadership creates dangerous instability. Princess Aderiike Odogiyan told officials they need someone appointed within the next couple of months because the situation has gotten too messy.
The Ifon Development Youth Forum marched through town with signs asking Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to approve a successor through the proper chieftaincy process. Community reps said the vacancy has killed social programs and administrative functions, and they warned that keeping a large town without leadership creates dangerous instability. Princess Aderiike Odogiyan told officials they need someone appointed within the next couple of months because the situation has gotten too messy.
