I Didn’t Ask Osun Govt For N20m Marriage Funding – Oluwo Fumes

• It’s mischief-makers at work – Information Commissioner

BY SEGUN ADEBAYO – Piqued by scornful insinuations and commentaries on social media, the Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has disowned a letter purportedly requesting a whooping N20 million from the Osun State Government to fund his forthcoming wedding ceremony.

According to the royal father, no such letter emanated from the palace which only saw and read it on the internet community with total dismay.

Speaking through his spokesperson, Alli Ibrahim, the Oba stated that; “We read with total dismay a letter purportedly said to emanate from the palace of Oluwo of Iwoland seeking financial assistance on his personal affairs, wedding.

“While we commend the enlightened public for their sense of fair judgment, we want to categorically state that the letter is fake and did not emanate from the palace of Oluwo. The said letter lacks the basic in-house style of Oluwo’s palace correspondence. Oluwo always appends his personal signature while writing the government.

“Equally, the font in the letter is not our official style. On the said date on the letter, Oluwo was not in the state up till now. And his secretary has no audacity, whatsoever to sign on behalf of His Majesty while communicating with the government.

“The letter was orchestrated by mischievous people, whose mission is to discredit the palace. Marriage is a personal affair. There is no marriage venture too big for Oluwo to finance on his own.

“Those circulating such should exercise caution. Queen is coming but not in the haste of the public demand. We enjoin reasonable individuals to get their facts before jumping on the bandwagon.”

Also, in its official reaction to the alleged wedding request, the Osun state government described the letter as the handiwork of mischief makers, desirous to bring the citizens and the government on a collision course as the governorship election draws nearer.

In a statement issued by the State Commissioner For Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs Funke Egbemode, the state government said it would not be disturbed or distracted by the development.

The statement said; “We are aware that the Oluwo has denied writing the letter and as a government, it is important to stop those making negative insinuations in their tracks

“This fresh attempt by mischief makers to bring the governor and the government on a collision course with the citizens did not come as a surprise especially as the state draws closer to its gubernatorial primaries and election.

“The community of sadists is increasing the tempo of their shameless propaganda machine. However, this is another dead-on-arrival plot. For starters, it is an established fact that this is a government that has put the welfare of its citizens ahead of personal or group interests.

”It is also established that Governor Adegboyega Oyetola is a prudent manager of resources, who is focused on the development of Osun and everything that translates to the public good. Specifically, the people of Iwoland are happy with this government for looking in their direction after years of neglect and they eloquently expressed their pleasure with the governor when he visited Iwo Federal Constituency last week.

“Of course, we knew the unprecedented crowd that welcomed the governor would give the sadists sleepless nights but this resort to blackmail is low, even for them. These mischief-makers have come up empty again and all their attempts will come to nothing.

“We will not be disturbed or distracted by the noise of political miscreants whose only job is to grab their phones, get on social media every morning to cause

bad blood. We implore the good people of Osun to ignore all insinuations targeted at maligning this governor and government.

“We can see through the thin veneer of those who out of desperation will do anything to get the attention of Osun people. We know they are running out of oxygen, but we will not descend to their level.”

In a letter dated February 8, 2022, and addressed to Governor Gboyega Oyetola, Oba Akanbi had reportedly requested that the palace needs about N20 million as financial assistance from the Osun State government to bankroll his planned marriage ceremony. – With NAN reports