The Senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Sen. Tolu Odebiyi has been appointed into a 28 member advisory Committee made up of prominent South-West Leaders, to look at issues around the region and a Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Igboho, who was arrested in the Republic of Benin on Monday, 19th July, 2021.
The announcement was done by His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, the Ooni of Ife on Thursday, 22nd July, 2021.
According to the Coordinator of the Committee, Prof. Akin Osuntokun, the Members of the Ooni think-tank who would look into Sunday Igboho’s arrest and other related matters include:
- The Olugbon of Igbon, Oba Olusola Alao
- Senator Tolu Odebiyi
- Senator Biodun Olujimi
- Toyin Saraki
- Segun Awolowo
- Doyin Okupe
- Otunba Gbenga Daniel
- Prince Oye Oyewumi
- Muyiwa Ige
- General Olu Okunnowo.
- DIG Taiwo Lakanu (retd)
- General Secretary, Afenifere, Mr Sola Ebiseni
- Jimi Agbaje
- Sola Lawal
- Debola Oluwagbayi
- Dupe Adelaja
- Dele Momodu
- Dr Olusegun Mimiko
- Dr Seun Obasanjo
- Makin Soyinka
- Dele Adesina (SAN)
- AIG Tunji Alapinni (retd.)
- Dr Reuben Abati
- Eniola Bello
- Bimbo Ashiru
- Senator Tokunbo Ogunbanjo
- Dapo Adelegan
- Professor Akin Osuntokun. (Coordinator)
“The Ooni of Ife inaugurated an advisory council comprising eminent Yoruba sons and daughters across the political spectrum. It is called the Ooni Caucus. The inauguration ceremony had been scheduled over a month ago and it is just an accident that it coincided with reports of Sunday Igboho’s arrest in Cotonou. Nonetheless the council is actively interested in the new development and would appropriately respond in the nearest future” Osuntokun said on Thursday, 22nd July, 2021.
