A traditional ruler in Osun State has appealed to Governor Ademola Adeleke over seven months of unpaid salaries.
The monarch, identified as Oloyan, said 17 traditional rulers and 440 chiefs in Odo-Otin Local Government Area had not been paid.
In a video circulating online, he described the situation as difficult and called on the governor to address their concerns.
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“Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, we the kings are hungry. You’re starving us, the kings, and also the chiefs. Pay us our salaries; you’ve not paid us for seven months,” he said.
Oloyan explained that the alleged delay affected all 17 kings and 440 chiefs in the local government.
He expressed concern about the hardship facing the traditional leaders and their families.
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“Nurudeen Jackson Ademola Adeleke, the king is hungry. We have 17 kings and 440 chiefs, and none of them has received a salary for the past seven months. Imagine the votes that will come from each of them, yet they are the ones who are not being paid. And we are saying we have people dying; it is obviously because of the struggles they are going through,” he said.
The traditional ruler was also asked to appeal to President Bola Tinubu over funds meant for local governments.
However, Oloyan said he believed the President had fulfilled his responsibility and should not be blamed for the situation.
He instead urged the Osun State Government to resolve the alleged salary delay.
“President Tinubu has done what he was supposed to do, and he loves the king because he is an Omoluabi, so he has nothing to do with this. Please, help us beg the Osun State Government, Nurudeen Jackson Ademola Adeleke, to pay our salaries.”
However, the claims have not been independently verified, by the state government.
