Oyo Assembly Suspends LG Chairman

The Oyo State House of Assembly has announced the suspension of Emmanuel Adedokun, the Chairman of Saki East Local Government Area, due to allegations of serious misconduct.

Naija News reports that this suspension, effective immediately, was announced during the Assembly’s plenary session on Tuesday, following a petition filed by 11 members of the Peoples Democratic Party from Saki East.

The petitioners claimed that Adedokun has consistently ignored directives from Governor Seyi Makinde since he took office.

In response, the Assembly appointed Razaq Adeyemi, the council’s Vice Chairman, to serve as Acting Chairman, while the Secretary of the council will take on the role of Acting Vice Chairman until the Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters completes its investigation.

The lawmakers indicated that Adedokun’s suspension will remain in effect until further notice.

Meanwhile, the new Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, would be addressed as His Imperial Majesty.

Naija News reports that this was made known in a statement issued on Tuesday, March 18, 2025.

Oba Owoade urged the general public to adhere strictly to the wordings of the official title.

The statement reads: “This is to inform the general public that the proper manner of addressing the Alaafin for all activities and in the media is EXACTLY as follows:

HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY IKU BABA YEYE OBA ABIMBOLA AKEEM OWOADE I ALAAFIN OF OYO

“The number after OWOADE is the Roman Numeral One (I), not the English Number One (1).

“The public is enjoined to adhere strictly to use the wordings as exactly as stated above and without adding prefix or suffix to any of the names as stated above.”