The monarch, in a video circulating on social media, claimed that 17 traditional rulers and 440 chiefs in the local government had gone without their salaries for seven months, leaving them and their families in serious financial difficulty.
Addressing the governor directly, Oloyan lamented the situation and called for urgent intervention to clear the outstanding payments.
“Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, we the kings are hungry. You’re starving us, the kings, and also the chiefs. Pay us our salaries; you’ve not paid us for seven months,” he said.
The traditional ruler further stressed that none of the 17 monarchs and 440 chiefs in the area had received payment during the period under review.
“Nurudeen Jackson Ademola Adeleke, the king is hungry. We have 17 kings and 440 chiefs, and none of them has received a salary for the past seven months,” he lamented.
Oloyan also questioned why traditional rulers and chiefs who play important roles in their communities were being subjected to such hardship.
He linked the alleged delay in payment to the economic difficulties facing the affected traditional institutions and expressed concern about the wider consequences of the situation.
When asked whether he would appeal to President Bola Tinubu to release funds meant for local governments, the monarch absolved the President of responsibility, insisting that the Federal Government had fulfilled its obligations.
“President Tinubu has done what he was supposed to do, and he loves the king because he is an Omoluabi, so he has nothing to do with this. Please, help us beg the Osun State Government, Nurudeen Jackson Ademola Adeleke, to pay our salaries,” he said.
The monarch’s appeal has drawn attention to the alleged financial difficulties confronting traditional institutions in Odo-Otin Local Government.
However, the claims of seven months’ unpaid salaries and the reasons for the delay have not been independently verified. The Osun State Government’s response to the allegations was also not included in the available account.
