Osun governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has constituted an enlarged 100-member High Powered Land Crisis Resolution Committee with each of the affected communities of Ifon, Ilobu and Erin having 25 representatives each.
The governor, Tribune Online gathered, put in place the Committee with a view to bringing a lasting end to the incessant land disputes among the three affected communities.
The state commissioner for Information and public enlightenment, Hon Kolapo Alimi who dropped the hint in a statement in Osogbo on Friday, added that, the state Government will equally be represented by 25 members at the committee.
The commissioner who disclosed that, the governor will on Tuesday, the 28th of January, 2025 perform the swearing in ceremony of the members, stated that,
the Ataoja of Osogbo land, Oba Jimoh Adetunji Olanipekun Larooye will be the Chairman of the Committee while, a retired judge of Osun State Judiciary and Chairman, Osun State Boundary Commission, Justice Moshood Adekunle Adeigbe, is to serve as the Co-Chairman.
He stressed that, “Four other traditional rulers on the panel are; His Royal Majesty; Oba Abioye Oyebode,The Olokuku of Okuku, His Royal Majesty; Oba Adams Iyiola Bamidele Yusuf,The Oloba of Oba Oke, His Royal Majesty; Oba Adekeye Oyedare,The Oloyan of Oyan and His Royal Majesty, Oba Akeem Ogungbamgbe,The Owaloko of Iloko-Ijesha.
“Other members are: Mr Umar Abba Mohammed, Osun State Commissioner of Police, Mr Ayoola Kehinde, Osun State Director, Department of State Services( DSS), Brigadier General, Aliu Mohammed, Commander E.C.C, Ede, Mr Sotiyobo Igbalawola, Osun State Commander, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps( NSCDC), Mr Anthony Chikezie, Commander, Immigration Service, Osun State, Dr Adekunle Omoyele, Osun State Commander, Amotekun Corps, and Special Adviser to Osun State Governor on Security, Barrister Dare Ojo.”
Also, “on the enlarged Committee, where members are enjoined by Governor Ademola Adeleke to bring in their wealth of experience to bear on the highly critical assignment, are the Chairman, NBA Osogbo branch, Mr Yemi Abiona, Esq; The Chairman, NBA, Ikirun, Mr Niyi Akinsola, Esq; The Chairman, NBA, Ile Ife, Mr Tope Olajoko, Esq; The Chairman, NBA, Ilesha, Mr Raymond Oki, Esq; Others appointed to serve on the Ifon- Ilobu- Erin Osun Peace Resolution Committee are; Mr Soladoye Abioye, the Surveyor General of Osun.
– Dr Sodiq Olohunde, Office of Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mrs Marufat Adekemi Bello, Permanent Secretary , Ministry of Justice
– Mr Femi Ogundun,- Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Govt and Chiertincy Affairs, Dr Fritz Mobolaji Olaoye, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning.
“Completing the list of the Committee members are Comrade Wasiu Ajadosu, Osun NUJ Council Chairman, Comrade Waheed Lawal, Osun Civil Society Coalition and Comrade Saka Mao, a Public Affairs Analyst,” he submitted.
