Ekiti Community Pardons Monarch After Six-Month Exile

The people of Ilogbo Ekiti in Ido/Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State, have pardoned their monarch, the Owalogbo, Oba Edward Ajayi, after chasing him out of his kingdom for six months.
This followed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under the supervision of the Deputy Governor, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, after series of peace meetings to reconcile the embattled traditional ruler with his estranged subjects. Apart from Oba Ajayi, other signatories to the peace accord are the representative of Ido/Osi monarch and the Alayetoro of Ayetoro Ekiti, Oba Olufisan Ajayi; the Coordinating Director of Ido/Osi Local Government, Mr. Akinola Adebayo; a prominent Ilogbo indigene and former Ekiti State House of Assembly Deputy Speaker, Chief Adetunji Orisalade; leader of Egbe Ilosiwaju Ilogbo, Chief Gabriel Fasuyi and officials of the Ministry of Justice and Bureau of Chieftaincy Affairs.
According to a statement yesterday signed by his Special Assistant (Media), Odunayo Ogunmola, the Deputy Governor said the Owalogbo is now free to return to the throne and assume his royal duties.
Egbeyemi said the traditional ruler had learnt his lesson after spending six months in exile, and urged indigenes still aggrieved with him to bury the hatchet and allow peace to reign in the town.