Osun 2026: Orangun denies endorsing Adeleke for second term
The clarification followed a statement by the Osun State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, which said a delegation of chiefs, led by the Obalotun of Ila-Orangun, Chief Douglas Oyinlola, ed Governor Adeleke on behalf of the monarch and pledged support for his second-term bid.
In a statement issued on Monday by the High Chiefs of Ila-Orangun, including the Elemo, Ejemu, Odode, Osolo and Ode Ilu Ila, the palace maintained that it remains neutral and non-partisan, describing reports linking the monarch to the endorsement as false.
The monarch also cautioned politicians against involving traditional institutions in partisan activities capable of creating unnecessary political tension in the state.
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