Osun Monarch Raises Alarm Over Unpaid Salaries, Says 17 Kings, 440 Chiefs Owed Seven Months

A conventional ruler in Osun State, Oloyan, has appealed to Governor Ademola Adeleke to urgently tackle the alleged non-payment of salaries and entitlements of 17 monarchs and 440 chiefs in Odo-Otin Local Government Area, claiming they’ve gone seven months with out receiving their funds.

The monarch made the enchantment in a video circulating on social media, the place he lamented the monetary difficulties allegedly being skilled by the standard rulers and chiefs following the extended delay within the fee of their entitlements.

Addressing the governor instantly, Oloyan expressed frustration over the state of affairs, saying the affected conventional rulers had been struggling to deal with the hardship attributable to the alleged non-payment.

“Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, we the kings are hungry. You’re starving us, the kings, and also the chiefs. Pay us our salaries; you’ve not paid us for seven months,” he stated.

457 Traditional Institution Members Affected
Oloyan claimed that each one 17 monarchs and 440 chiefs in Odo-Otin Local Government Area had been affected by the alleged delay, insisting that none of them had acquired their salaries through the seven-month interval.

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He appealed to the Osun State Government to intervene and be sure that the excellent funds had been launched to ease the hardship reportedly confronting members of the standard establishment.

The monarch additionally referred to as on President Bola Tinubu to intervene within the matter, though he acknowledged that the President had fulfilled his anticipated accountability, sustaining that the problem needs to be resolved by the state authorities.

Appeals to Adeleke for Intervention
Reiterating his enchantment, Oloyan urged the governor to offer pressing consideration to the plight of the affected conventional rulers and chiefs.

“Please, help us beg the Osun State Government, Nurudeen Jackson Ademola Adeleke, to pay our salaries,” he added.

The enchantment has drawn consideration to the alleged welfare issues of conventional rulers and chiefs within the native authorities.

However, the claims of seven months’ unpaid salaries have but to be independently verified, and there was no instant response from the Osun State Government relating to the allegation.