Prominent traditional rulers in Osun State have complained that their subjects are daily demanding their share of dollars, which President Goodluck Jonathan allegedly rained on some monarchs when he visited the state.
The monarchs disclosed this in a communique after a meeting held at the palace of Akinrun of Ikirun, Oba Olayiwola Olawale, on March 24 in Ikirun, the Punch reports.
According to the monarchs, not all traditional rulers in Osun State were given dollars by Goodluck Jonathan; therefore, the demands by their subjects were embarrassing.
Read the communique below:
“Of recent the press is awash with the report of endorsement of a particular presidential candidate by some traditional rulers in Osun State and the use of their beaded walking sticks to pray for him. It was also alleged that in the process, huge amount of hard currency was doled out. This has become the general talk in the public domain.
“The general impression is that all traditional rulers in Osun State without exception were involved. Consequently, our subjects have been accosting us, demanding our explanation for engaging in such act. Some of our subjects have also demanded for their own share of money we collected.
“No doubt this is an embarrassing situation to us. For this reason, we have decided to make it clear to the public that not all traditional rulers were involved in this act.”
Recently, media sources has reported that Jonathan and his team doled out various amounts of money in dollars to monarchs during his visits to the South-West geopolitical zone. Reliable sources revealed that some traditional rulers received as much as $250,000 (N50m) each, while others were given $10,000 (N2.2m) each The sum of money was determined by the status, class and popularity of the monarch.
It is worth mentioning that the allegations that the traditional rulers were financially induced with foreign currency triggered mixed reactions among politicians and South-West leaders.
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