IGBOHO: OONI OF IFE APPOINTS DISTINGUISHED SENATOR TOLU ODEBIYI AS ONE OF THE DIGNITARIES TO LOOK AT ISSUES AROUND ACTIVIST’S ARREST

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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:

  1. The Olugbon of Igbon, Oba Olusola Alao
  2. Senator Tolu Odebiyi
  3. Senator Biodun Olujimi
  4. Toyin Saraki
  5. Segun Awolowo
  6. Doyin Okupe
  7. Otunba Gbenga Daniel
  8. Prince Oye Oyewumi
  9. Muyiwa Ige
  10. General Olu Okunnowo.
  11. DIG Taiwo Lakanu (retd)
  12. General Secretary, Afenifere, Mr Sola Ebiseni
  13. Jimi Agbaje
  14. Sola Lawal
  15. Debola Oluwagbayi
  16. Dupe Adelaja
  17. Dele Momodu
  18. Dr Olusegun Mimiko
  19. Dr Seun Obasanjo
  20. Makin Soyinka
  21. Dele Adesina (SAN)
  22. AIG Tunji Alapinni (retd.)
  23. Dr Reuben Abati
  24. Eniola Bello
  25. Bimbo Ashiru
  26. Senator Tokunbo Ogunbanjo
  27. Dapo Adelegan
  28. 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.

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