A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, Ayoade Adeseun, has resigned his appointment as Mayegun of Ogbomosoland.
He said there was no need for Oba Ghandi Olaoye to quash his earlier suspension order.
He made this known on Sunday during a press conference at the Onipanu community in Ogbomoso, Surulere local government area of the state.
Adeseun, who was in the Senate between 2011 and 2015, attributed his decision to the alleged high-handedness, self-centredness and maladministration of Oba Olaoye.
It will be recalled that Oba Olaoye had, on Monday, March 23, 2026, announced the indefinite suspension of Adeseun as the Mayegun of Ogbomosoland over alleged gross misconduct.
The monarch’s decision was conveyed in a letter dated March 23, 2026, and signed by the palace secretary, Toyin Ajamu.
The letter cited acts of insubordination, wilful disregard, and persistent disrespect towards the throne.
According to the letter, the action was taken to safeguard the dignity and sanctity of the traditional institution, noting that the former lawmaker’s conduct had become a matter of concern.
“I write on behalf of His Imperial Majesty, Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye (Orumogege III), the Soun of Ogbomosoland and Paramount Ruler of Ogbomosoland, concerning your recent and continued conduct, which has become a matter of grave concern and embarrassment to the palace and the revered stool of the Soun.”
However, Adeseun, at a press conference in Ogbomoso on Sunday, said he was not ready to meet with Olaoye, and that was why he resigned from his appointment.
He blamed Soun for what he described as a divisive policy, adding that the monarch, since his assumption of the throne, has tried to set the peace-loving people of Ogbomoso against one another through religion and other unfriendly policies.
“I am not surprised by the suspension order since I have decided not to join forces with Soun to fight his perceived enemies.
“The issue of religion should not be the basis for division among the people of Ogbomosoland. Both Christians and Muslims have been coexisting peacefully before the enthronement of Oba Olaoye as the 21st Soun of Ogbomosoland.
“I am a devout Muslim, while my wife is a devout Christian. We have been married for 42 years, and we have not had any issues over religion, unlike other Ogbomoso sons and daughters.
“The issue of the Chief Imam, Ayilara, is pending in the court. Soun should not play the role of the presiding Justice on this matter.
“The Kabiyesi should allow the court to rule on the matter. If the court in its ruling removes him, so be it. We should all embrace the rule of law’
Adeseun, in his resignation letter dated March 31 2026, recalled that since enthronement as Soun, the Kabiyesi had been entangled in indefensible supremacy battles with major brother Obas in Ogbomosoland.
The letter read, “Unwarranted attacks on various community-based organisations, who have traditionally been at the vanguard of meaningful, non -governmental development in Ogbomoso, e.g. the 114-year-old Ogbomoso Parapo Worldwide, the exco of which you unilaterally sought to disband illegally until it hurts you, your tracks.
“Similarly, you began to wage war on various elites in the town who have proven themselves to be pillars of peace and progressive development in the town.”