Osun speaker, monarch reconcile after leaked audio rift

The Speaker of Osun State House of Assembly, Mr Adewale Egbedun, and the Alasi of Asi, Oba Olasunkanmi Oyewale, have settled their rift.

The misunderstanding between the two personalities came to the attention of the public over a week ago, when a voice note surfaced on social media.

In the voice notes, Egbedun, speaking to a woman believed to be the wife of the monarch, accused Oba Oyewale of giving support to hoodlums who attacked him in Okuku, threatening to move against the royal father.

After the voice note had gone viral, some residents of Asi, predominantly youths, held a peaceful protest in the community, accusing Oba Oyewale of attacking Egbedun, who hails from the town.

Since the voice note became public knowledge, neither Egbedun nor Oba Oyewale had appeared in public.

But speaking while receiving Egbedun back to the community on Thursday, the Asi community youth leader, Samuel Olawoyin, said the rift had been resolved.

Olawoyin further explained that the large number of residents who received the speaker in Okuku before moving to Asi to hold a mini rally in his honour was to show the rest of the state that the misunderstanding between him and the Alasi had been resolved.

Olawoyin further said, “We are here to welcome our leader back from his trip. As our leader (Egbedun) rightly said, there is no crisis again in the town.

“The youth, elders, and the chiefs are working together now. So, we are happy today.”

Commenting further on the rift between Egbedun and Oba Oyewale, the youth leader said, “The chiefs are here courtesy of our royal father, Alasi of Asi, and they are here to show that the disagreement has been resolved. We are now living in harmony.”

Addressing the crowd that received him in Asi, Egbedun, who called for peace, commended the residents for their support, urging them to keep working hard for the success of Ademola Adeleke’s administration.

“I am not fighting anybody, and I am using this opportunity to beg the people of Asi not to protest or fight anyone.

“I appreciate the chiefs that are here today,” Egbedun said in the Yoruba language.

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