If you write another letter, no vehicle will move in Osogbo – Ta’awunu leader dares Osun govt over Oluwo
If you write another letter, no vehicle will move in Osogbo – Ta’awunu leader dares Osun govt over Oluwo
The leader of Ta’awunu, Sheikh Daood Imran Molaasan, has dared the Osun State Government not to write another letter against the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi, over his comments on idolatry, warning that Muslims in Osogbo will occupy the town and ensure that no vehicle moves.
Molaasan issued the warning while reacting to a letter in which the government reportedly said it would henceforth monitor what Oluwo is saying, insisting that the government was free to monitor the monarch, but that Oluwo would not stop speaking against idolatry.
He said, “The person who wrote the letter said the government will be monitoring what Oluwo is saying going forward. The government can continue to monitor him, but Oluwo will not stop talking about idolatry.
“If you dare write another letter, we will come out in full and ensure that no vehicle moves in Osogbo. We will occupy Osogbo till a state of emergency is declared, even if it takes us a year.
“All the Muslims will be out. That is our own right, to say we are not going to be involved in idolatry and to talk against it.”
Molasan added, “The Osun State Government, led by the governor, is not bigger than Osun indigenes. You are our slave and you are serving us. Both the federal and state governments are not bigger than their citizens.
“It is true that the governor has the power to remove Oluwo, the same way we also have the power to remove him. We can vote that we no longer want the governor to continue. The government can remove Oluwo since it appointed him. Oluwo did not deny that. But he claimed that he was appointed by God. Those serving in the present administration were not there when Oluwo was appointed.
“The government has the power to remove him if God wants it, but God will not allow that and we will also not allow that. The least you can do is to remove him and we will go to court for a stay of execution, and the case will not be determined till you finish your tenure. After the High Court, we will go to the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. After then, we will vote for a governor who will withdraw the matter.”
