Traditional rulers can’t be detached from politics – Ogun monarch

The Eselu of Eselu Kingdom in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, Oba Akintunde Akinyemi, has argued that traditional rulers in Nigeria cannot completely detach themselves from politics. The first-class Oba stated that doing so would be akin to “taking salt out of soup.”

Oba Akinyemi, who spoke during a press conference in Abeokuta to mark his birthday, maintained that politics is intrinsically linked to traditional institutions, particularly in a democracy…