Chief (Mrs.) Felicia Taiwo Ologede, the Olobirin of Eleyowo Community has called on the group protesting under the leadership of Boluwaji to allow peace to reign in the land by abiding by the ruling of High Court on reconciliation.
Mrs. Ologede made this known while addressing journalists at Eleyowo Community in Akure North on Wednesday February 9, 2022, sequel to the protest by some group to Deji’s Palace, Akure on the alleged imposition of Olu Arijodi.
She said: “It was not Eleyowo community people that protested to Deji’s palace on Tuesday February 8, 2022, it was some of my younger brothers from Ologunmolaare Arijodi land, this is a land given to Ologunmolaare Arijodi who was my maternal grandfather by the then Deji of Akure land.
“The same set of children of my brothers and sisters conspired together to take me to court over the land.
While narrating the circumstances behind the land, Chief (Mrs.) Ologede said the land was part of the pieces of land government of Ondo State took from the family and were not utilized before she took it upon herself to write the government to reclaim the ownership since government was not using it.
“We approach the ministry in company of Mr. E.A Oni who is now the secretary and I am the chairman. Both of us are signatory to the documents of the land and any receipt for the purpose of fairness and transparency.
“It was 2008 during the government of Dr. Olusegun Agagu that we got the land back, what has been taking from us since 1967. It was my grandfather that was prominent because of his chieftaincy position as Arijodi.
“The family is relatively very large. We all came together and appointed secretary and chairman in line with the advice of ministry and the surveyor whose name is Michael finished the surveying work of the land and it was shared accordingly.
“In my own family my mother was the firstborn of Arijodi who gave birth to nine children including two sons. For the two sons, we gave 65 plots to one and 60 plots to the other because of their positions.
“For the women, we gave 35 plots to one and 30 plots to other based on their hierarchy in the family and we even gave to the children of the dead among the family members, and the grandchildren including Boluwaji the grandson of Ajayi whose father was given 65 plots, who is now the brain behind all forms of crises being witnessed over the land.
Chief (Mrs.) Ologede pointed Boluwaji was given 10 plots of land at the same time he greedily sold what was given to his younger brother.
“After the judgment on December 3rd 2021 we called for meeting at the nearby venue, that was the new Palace of Deji in Akure, we made the announcement on Radio and Newspaper but they did not turn up.
“Instead they went on their separate meeting and they said they are supporting one Jimoh Aragbadamu to come and be the leader of the community whereas, Jimoh is not from our family at all.
“It was based on their personal and selfish interest they went on protest and I told them at our meeting that any of our brother who is interested should write to inform us and many of them wrote and we prayed on it, at the end of the day, it was Femi Oluyole from the Aremokunrin family was the choice.
“Immediately I have to inform, the Deji of Akure to ensure that we secure the position in case anyone come up for it later”.
She used the medium to advise the Boluwaji group to desist from unwholesome practices and allow peace in the land saying that they are one big family.
Chief (Mrs.) Ologede said God has been helping her to stand by the truth which she said was the major tool that God used to give her victory at the court and in all places where she was reported by Boluwaju group.