The Oloyan has appealed to Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke to urgently address the non-payment of salaries and allowances owed to traditional rulers and chiefs in Odo-Otin Local Government Area of the state.
The monarch raised the alarm, disclosing that 17 traditional rulers and 440 chiefs in the council area had gone seven months without receiving their entitlements, leaving them and their families in financial difficulty.
In a video shared on X by @dammiedammie35 on Wednesday, November 11, the Oloyan appealed directly to the governor, saying the affected traditional leaders were struggling to meet their financial obligations.
“Governor Ademola Adeleke, we, the kings, are hungry. You are starving us, the kings, and the chiefs. Please pay our salaries. You have not paid us for seven months,” he said.
The monarch also absolved the Federal Government of responsibility for the situation, expressing appreciation for President Bola Tinubu’s support for traditional institutions.
“President Bola Tinubu loves the kings and has tried his best for us. It is not the fault of the Federal Government,” he added.
The development comes amid previous concerns by traditional rulers in Osun State over the impact of disruptions to local government funding on their welfare and the traditional institution.
In August 2025, the Osun Council of Obas appealed to President Tinubu to intervene over the withholding of local government allocations, warning that the situation was affecting traditional institutions and grassroots administration.
The council had explained that traditional institutions in the state depend partly on statutory deductions from local government allocations to carry out their responsibilities, making the timely release of the funds important to their operations.
