“We are hungry, pay us our salaries” – Osun monarch appeals to Adeleke over seven months of unpaid salaries to 17 kings and 440 chiefs

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By Linda Ikeji
11 November 2026, 5:16 pm

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

In a video circulating on-line, the monarch lamented the hardship brought on by the alleged delay and known as on the governor to intervene.

“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 mentioned.

Oloyan additional claimed that not one of the 17 monarchs and 440 chiefs within the native authorities had been paid throughout the interval. He additionally appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene, however maintained that the president had completed what was anticipated of him and that the matter needs to be addressed by the Osun State Government.

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

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