An Osun group, under the aegis of Osogbo Development Action Group (ODAG) has said that Osogbo would not trade with any of her territorial heritages with any of her neighbouring communities for any reason.
This was contained in a statement jointly signed by ODAG Coordinator, Ajani Lukman, General Secretary, Oladejo Shuaib and Public Relations Officer, Agboola Fadhilulahi, on Wednesday.
According to the group, “as a body and a nonpartisan group, we condemn a comment from a certain individual who claimed that Osogbo is ready to forgo a certain portion of its land to a particular town in the State.
“In the same vein, ODAG wishes to correct the insinuation from a certain quarter as contained in a rejoinder purportedly credited to a particular gubernatorial candidate in the state in relation to a parcel of land belonging to Osogbo. Part of the rejoinder reads thus: ‘has denied rumour making rounds that he plans to rename ‘Abere’ as Edeland and reclaim alleged land ‘usurped’ by Osogbo’
“We, at ODAG are disappointed by the choice of words of the said candidate claiming that he is not ready to reclaim the land “usurped” by Osogbo. We wish to state emphatically that the Osogbo never usurped any portion of land from any of her neighbouring communities as the portion of land under reference is Oke-Pupa-Osogbo, and it remains part of Osogboland till date and forever. Nothing would change this,” the statement partly ends.
The group thereafter warned politicians especially those of Osogbo extraction to desist from hiding under the guise of Osogbo Agenda to lunch their political interests.
“We equally advise any politician who may wish to promote his/her political party to do so without bringing the name of the town in the mud.
“We therefore advice the candidate to seek legal advice if in doubt rather that issuing unguided statements capable of threatening the peace of the State especially at this crucial period. We also strongly warn the said candidate and his co travelers to desist from making provocative statements to forestall breakdown of law and order in the State.”
