Deji Of Akure Breaks Silence On Sowore’s Protest Against Akeredolu
The attention of the Palace of the Deji & Paramount Ruler of Akure Kingdom has been drawn to a fresh publication on the confirmed Twitter handle of Mr. Omoyele Sowore which had gone viral on some social media claiming that men of the Department of State Security Services came to threaten His Majesty, the Deji of Akure to reverse the early approval granted for the usage of Akure Town Hall.
We wish to state unequivocally that, there was never any time that the DSS threatened the Deji’s of Akure or anyone on the premise of asking for the reversal of the impermanent approval granted for the usage of Akure Town Hall by the Deji’s Palace Property Committee
For the avoidance of doubt and to save for the unsuspecting Public, the withdrawal of the approval earlier granted by the Deji’s Palace Property Committee which is saddled with the responsibility of managing the facility was a sequel to the fact that the request for the usage of the facility was done under a pretentious manner which conceals the real motive of the usage of the Hall.
It is an established standard that, anyone or organizations demanding the usage of the hall or any community facilities for any events must fully divulge the purpose of the usage.
Without mincing words, the hall is made available for all activities including social events, religious activities, and political gatherings and rallies amongst others. However, concealing the real motive for a gathering for which approval for the usage of the hall is sought disproves the standing rules for getting the facility approval.
However, the initial approval granted which dictated the payment of a deposit of one hundred thousand naira was for a roundtable meeting of a coalition of civil societies and not for a meeting point for any procession.
While the palace strongly acknowledges the right of individual organizations and societies to lawful assembly, procession and protest as the case may be in a democratic society, seeking approval for the usage of the palace facility or any other should not be done deceitfully as such action will leave the Palace Property Committee with no option than reversing any approval granted under such manner.
We wish to inform the General Public that the approval for the usage of the facility was not in any way a result of any form of threat or harassment from DSS or any quarter but rather on the fact that the approval was sought in a fraudulent manner which negates the rules for seeking the usage of the hall.
