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The Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Adewale Egbedun, and the Alasi of Asi, Oba Olasunkanmi Oyewale, have settled their differences after a week-long public rift that drew attention across the state.
Naija News reports that the dispute became public when a voice note surfaced on social media in which Egbedun, speaking to a woman believed to be the monarch’s wife, accused Oba Oyewale of backing hoodlums who allegedly attacked him in Okuku. In the recording, the Speaker threatened to take action against the traditional ruler.
Following the leak, youths in Asi staged a peaceful protest, accusing the monarch of witch-hunting Egbedun, who hails from the town.
On Thursday, Egbedun was formally received back into the community, marking the reconciliation.
The Asi Community youth leader, Samuel Olawoyin, told residents that the disagreement had been resolved.
“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,” he said.
He added that the chiefs present at the event came on behalf of the Alasi of Asi to demonstrate that peace had returned.
“We are now living in harmony,” Olawoyin declared.
Addressing the crowd in Asi, Egbedun thanked residents for their support and urged them to maintain peace in the community.
“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,” he said in Yoruba.
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