The Ogun State Government has suspended the Eselu of Iselu Kingdom in Yewa North Local Government Area, Oba Akintunde Akinyemi, over alleged involvement in partisan politics.
The suspension, which takes instant impact, was accredited by the State Executive Council consistent with Section 52(1) of the Obas and Chiefs Law, 2021, pending an investigation.
The resolution was conveyed in a letter dated October 20, 2026, and signed by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Ganiyu Hamzat.
According to the federal government, the motion adopted a number of complaints in opposition to the monarch over his alleged open participation in partisan political actions, a few of which he reportedly publicised himself.
The authorities stated such conduct by conventional rulers violated customary legislation and was prohibited by statute. It added that the alleged actions might undermine the dignity of the standard establishment and threaten peaceable coexistence amongst residents with totally different political leanings.
It stated the suspension was obligatory to take care of peace, order and good governance within the state, significantly in Iselu Kingdom, whereas the allegations had been investigated.
As a part of the suspension phrases, Oba Akinyemi was ordered to vacate the palace and steer clear of it all through the suspension interval.
He was additionally barred from parading himself because the Eselu of Iselu Kingdom and from sporting or utilizing any paraphernalia of workplace, together with a beaded crown, ileke, workers or irukere.
The monarch was additional directed to make himself accessible each time invited by the federal government in reference to the investigation.
Copies of the suspension letter had been despatched to the Secretary of Yewa North Local Government and the Commissioner of Police, Ogun State Command, for obligatory motion.
The improvement is believed to be linked to reservations reportedly expressed by the monarch over the emergence of Senator Solomon Adeola, popularly generally known as Yayi, because the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) within the state.
Adeola emerged because the social gathering’s candidate following its major, wherein one other Yewa aspirant, Abayomi Hunye, allegedly scored zero votes.
