Adebusola who dared the claimant to the throne, Edward Adewole, to wear the royal crown while addressing journalists in Akure, the state capital, also maintained that no Deji of Akure had ever appointed anybody to the stool of Osolo in the history of the community and warned Oba Aladelusi from interfering with the selection and appointment of the community head.
The Regent, however, called on foremost traditional rulers in Yorubaland, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, and Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, to prevail on Deji of Akure, Oba Aladelusi, to stay off the stool of Osolo.
Adebusola also stated that the Deji of Akure had no right to suspend Elemo of Isolo, High Chief Ibukun Adetoyinbo, since the monarch was not the one who appointed him as the traditional chief of the community
She insisted that she was still the Regent of Isolo, saying her return to the throne was no way sacrilegious, saying that the Lisa of Isolo, High Chief Joshua Omotayo, who claimed she could not return to the throne, was not familiar with the culture and traditions of the community.
Adebusola asked the traditional head appointed for the community by Deji, Adewole, to vacate the Osolo palace, saying, “In the history of Akure and Isolo, no Deji has ever appointed somebody to the Osolo Stool. What Oba Aladetoyinbo has done by appointing a chief for Isolo is a historical aberration.
“Deji also said he has removed one of the Isolo high kingmakers, High Chief Ibukun Adetoyinbo, the Elemo of Isolo community. Let say here that Deji has no right to suspend or remove Elemo or any chief of Isolo because he was not the one who appointed them.
“Deji wants to use the man he imposed on the people of Isolo, Edward Adewole, to relegate the stool of Osolo. Oba Aladetoyinbo should wait for the Supreme Court judgement on the Obaship status of Osolo.
“I am still the Regent of Isolo. Adewole is not acceptable to us since Isolo kingmakers had no hand in his selection. Therefore, he has no right to host Owayoko Yam Festival.
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“Let the whole world know that I am planning to enter the Osolo Palace on September 15 and 16 when the festival will hold. I will wear the ancient Royal Crown and enter the palace. If Adewole likes, let him wait for me. He knows the implications and I hope nobody will blame me for what happens to him later.
“I would like to call on Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, and Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, as well as other Yoruba traditional rulers to prevail on Deji not to desecrate the culture and tradition of Isolo people. He should desist from interfering in how we chose our traditional head.”
“It is not a taboo for me to remain as Regent. I have consulted widely on this issue. The chief who said it was a taboo does not know the culture and tradition of the community. He is a stranger and he has always been a traitor.
“If the Deji’s appointee is still claiming that he is the traditional head of Isolo, let him come and wear the ancient royal crown and see what is going to happen.
“Those who should have performed the traditional rites of ascendance for him were not involved in the process of his appointment by Deji. Therefore, he is not our traditional head.”
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