Oba Wahab Oyedotun, the Orangun of Ila in Osun State, denies authorizing any political endorsement for Governor Ademola Adeleke ahead of the upcoming election cycle. The monarch says he has remained politically neutral and did not authorize a delegation of Ila-Orangun chiefs to visit the governor or pledge support on his behalf, contradicting claims attributed to the Osun State government and the Osun State Commission (as reported by outlets).
According to the reports, the dispute begins after official statements said that a group of Ila-Orangun chiefs visited Governor Adeleke and promised backing for his re-election. In response, Oba Oyedotun issues a clarification that he personally did not approve or authorize such endorsement. The outlets describe his position as an insistence that he does not engage in political endorsements for candidates and that any claim implying otherwise is not accurate.
The reports present the issue as a clarification of authority and consent regarding alleged endorsement rather than a direct argument about campaign policies.
