Egba Traditional Council Suspends Monarch

The Egba Traditional Council has suspended the Olu of Obafemi, Oba Taofeek Owolabi, for six months over allegations of land grabbing brought against him by a community association in Ogun State.

In a letter dated December 13, 2024, signed by the Alake of Egbaland and President of the Egba Traditional Council, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, the council cited Oba Owolabi’s failure to honour invitations by both the Ogun State House of Assembly and the council’s Ethical Committee.

The Egba Traditional Council noted that after its own unsuccessful attempts to mediate through its Ethical Committee, invoked Section 36 (1) and (2) of the Ogun State Obas and Chiefs’ Law of 2021 to justify the suspension.

The council declared that Oba Owolabi’s actions constituted behavior entirely unexpected of anyone who has any claim to being a traditional ruler.

The suspension, effective immediately, bars Oba Owolabi from attending government functions or presenting himself publicly as the Olu of Obafemi during the six-month period.

The suspended Oba had in October arraigned before a Magistrate Court sitting in the Owode-Egba area of the state for allegedly defrauding one Michael Adeyemi to the tune of 75 million naira and assaulting a police officer.