The Oloyan of Oyan, Oba Adekeye Oluyeye, has appealed to the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, over the alleged non-payment of salaries of traditional rulers and chiefs for seven months.\n<\/p>\n
The monarch, speaking in Yoruba, made the appeal in a video posted on Facebook by Osogbo Updates on Wednesday.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cThe king is starving. They are starving the king and chiefs,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n
Oluyeye said the affected traditional rulers in Odo Otin were many, putting the number at 17 kings and 440 chiefs.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn this Odo Otin, there are 17 kings. The chiefs alone are 440,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He claimed that none of them had been paid in the past seven months, adding that \u201cthis is the seventh month that has ended.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
The monarch also complained about the rising cost of living, saying it had worsened the situation.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith the way things are expensive, we are many. It is frustrating. Isn\u2019t it?\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n
Oluyeye said President Bola Tinubu had played his part, saying: \u201cThe President has done what is proper.\u201d <\/p>\n
He asked that his message be passed on to the governor.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease tell Ademola, hunger is killing the king. He is really starving the king,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n