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Prof. Akintoye’s deputy cancels his membership and cuts ties with him
Former Deputy Alana and former Chairman, Ilana Omo Oduduwa, Wale Adeniran, PhD has relinquished his membership in the group and severed all ties with Yoruba leader, Professor Stephen Adebanji Akintoye.
Adeniran stated in a statement in the early hours of Friday that “effective today, Wednesday, February 1, 2023, I am no longer a member and officer of Ilana Omo Oduduwa. My decision to leave the organization is final and irreversible. However, I remain strongly committed to the Yoruba Nation’s struggle for self-determination.”
He added, “I hereby, effective today, Wednesday, February 1, 2023, disconnect all connections and relationships with Professor Stephen Adebanji Akintoye, the Alana and Chairman of Ilana Omo Oduduwa.”
He explained that sometime in late December 2022, Professor Banji Akintoye’s personal assistant released a 35-minute video accusing him of every conceivable crime under the sun, the most serious of which was an allegation of financial impropriety, adding that others who have also faced similar allegations against him included some members of Ilana Omo Oduduwa and a certain Mr. Mayegun (from Mayegun’s Diary).
According to him, “I responded by calling on relevant and interested Yoruba self-determination stakeholders to establish an investigative panel to determine the veracity of the weighty allegations against me.
In the meantime, I relinquished the chairmanship and membership of Ilana Omo Oduduwa so as not to create the impression that I was using my office to influence the work and findings of the probe panel.
“A few weeks later, i.e. on January 10, 2023, I reiterated my call for an investigative panel to be established and its findings to be made available to the public within 21 (twenty-one) days. I have offered to make all necessary relevant documents available to the probe panel to facilitate its work,” he explained.
However, he said that as of Wednesday, February 1, 2023, after the 21 days had passed, he had not yet been invited to appear and defend himself before a probe panel.
He reiterated that “because this is the case, I have concluded that neither my accusers nor the generality of the Yoruba public have found the allegations against me worthy of any further attention.
“Therefore, I am implicitly acquitted of any GUILTY in the court of the public. It is not for me to examine myself to establish my innocence.
On the contrary, those who make gross accusations against me in the public arena must prove their claims irrefutably by organizing such a panel. The accuser must provide proof of guilt.
“To the extent that no panel has been assembled where I can challenge any evidence and defend my honor and integrity, I consider myself acquitted of all charges in the Court of Public Opinion.
An intentional and studied silence on the matter after more than twenty-one (21) days of notice by those who have made gross accusations against me is evidence of ill intent and mischief,” he stated.
He stressed that it is now entirely up to him to decide whether to seek redress in court.
“On behalf of my family and myself, I express my sincere gratitude to friends, colleagues, Yoruba social media presenters and individuals, known and unknown, who stood by me and my family during these difficult times, and who continued to express their faith in my integrity. This has been a source of strength for us.
“To all Yoruba sons and daughters, I say, do not despair. It’s not the time to be despondent. It is the time to come together to do an evaluation, to do some serious brainstorming and to come up with a new strategy, within the context of a new, well-structured organization that will be all-encompassing and focused on Yoruba self-determination. he repeated.
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