Olubadan Can’t Ignore Government Directives – Ajimobi
The Oyo State governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi insisted that the state government has the power to review the 1957-1959 Olubadan Chieftaincy Declaration law.
The governor, while speaking on the state of affairs in Ibadan on Saturday said it is constitutional, and both the state governor and government have the sole authority to review the law.
According to him, government is saddled with the responsibility of providing security, safety and an enabling environment for socio-economic development for the people.
He said that the government, in consultation with relevant bodies, various institutions and individuals has the power to review various sections of the law, explaining that before he became Governor, consultations had been going on.
He recalled that it was the former Ogun Olubadan, Chief Kuye, that drew his attention to the need to review the law.
“The boss of Obas is government. For Olubadan to be absent from our ceremony was a great offence,” the governor declared.
“It was wrong of Olubadan not to come to Mapo for the coronation, either he likes it or not, he is under the local government because he who pays the pipers, dictates the tune. It is an offence for Olubadan to ignore government directive. I spent over N100 Million on the Olubadan coronation.
“One of Olubadan wives is my younger sister, I used to send her to my girlfriends when we were young. Who are the Mogajis, they will lose woefully at the court,” he said.
Speaking on the crisis-ridden Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, the governor declared that the tuition fee would be increased and government would keep funding the university.
He said students pay between N65,000 to N70,000 whereas ordinary secondary schools charge between N150,000 to N200,000 while tuition fee in other Universities is within N500,000 to N1,000,000.
On the newly established Technical University, he said “if you can’t afford Technical University, don’t go there, because it’s not for everybody.
“They can now use power point. I also sponsor the civil servants on training abroad and give them loans.
“When I took over, water was dripping down in the governor’s office; the whole place was in a mess, but I made the dirty environment look clean and beautiful,” he said.
