Osun

Alleged Threat To Life: Osun Speaker, Egbedun Should Step Aside Now – NNPP State Chair

ByOlamilekan Adigun

PublishedJuly 31, 2025

Osun State chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Dr Tosin Odeyemi, has asked the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Adewale Egbedun, to step down from his position over the allegation by the Alasi of Asi, Oba Isaac Oyewale, that the lawmaker was after his life.

OSUN DEFENDER reports that Oba Oyewale had, through his counsel, Chief K.E. Ngwoke, petitioned the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone XI, alleging that Egbedun is after his life.

But the speaker in reaction to the allegation, claimed that it was the monarch who had at different times threatened him.

Speaking on the issue, the Osun NNPP chairman described the development as an unruly and uncouth behaviour towards Oba Oyewale.

Odeyemi said Egbedun, as the number 3 citizen of the state, has no justifiable reasons to resort to gutter language when referring to even an ordinary citizen, not to mention a revered traditional ruler.

According to him, “It’s embarrassing and shameful for Egbedun to have reacted in such a manner. My thought when I first listened to the audio was that his phone was cloned, but when I read his response this morning, where he admitted to having been the one, I was surprised.

“No matter the offence of Alashi, Egbedun should have made use of all the established avenues to report the monarch and call the monarch to order rather than resulting into an insolent and childish acts.

“If Egbedun has no regard for his hometown monarch, he could have at least, as a Yoruba man, have a level of respect for the stool Alashi is occupying which is permanent compared to political posts.

“The monarch is old enough to be his (Egbedun) father, he should have shown decorum as a fortunate youth in the state rather than exposing our dear state to a ridicule as seen on all social media platforms presently.

“He is ruining the chances of youth, not only in Osun state, but in Nigeria, as people will start having second thoughts on entrusting power and position in younger generations.

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“It is shameful and uncalled for. Egbedun has shown he has no capacity to manage crisis. If he could do that to his own king, definitely, no monarch in the state is above his tongue lashing sooner or later if something urgent is not done.

“As a stakeholder in the polity of Osun state, the honourable thing for Egbedun to do now is to step aside. He hasn’t shown any sign of remorse. Leaders of thoughts should rise fast and lend their voices to this call. Osun belongs to all of us”

Olamilekan Adigun

Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.