No be small matter wey dey happen for Ogun State o! As di Atijere community don declare claim for Eba Island, two odas towns, Ode-Omi and Makun Omi, don waka come show dia own for di matter wey dey boil since Federal Government don agree make dem carry oil drilling go that side. Dis wey be bushy matter no dey small as plenty tension don burst since di announcement.
So, wetin happen be say, Ogun State Government don shout say dem wan expand oil production, involve President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. But instead of celebration, wahala don start as di two communities dey fight for who get Eba Island. Dis fight don dey highlight di serious issues wey dey disturb traditional leadership and boundaries, especially for Ijebu Waterside area.
Di letter wey dem write to Governor Dapo Abiodun for January 28, 2026, from Ode Omi, dey burst plenty heads. Na Prince Shittu Adeyemi wey dey represent Ode Omi Kingdom talk say dem no go gree make anyone take dia territory like that. Dem get history dey show say di land na dem own since time dey begin, and dem dey fear say dis wahala fit cause community unrest if e no resolve fast.
According to Adeyemi, Eba Island na ancient territory wey belong to Lenuwa ruling houses – dem dey talk say even di past Baales for Makun Omi no fit carry any claim come before now. Na when oil matter show be dis one, o! Adeyemi don appeal make Ogun and Federal Government step in quickly to avoid any gbege wey fit spoil everything.
Omo! Makun Omi no wan hear word too! Dem don dey shout say Eba Island na their own. Di Oba Kazeem Salami of Makun Omi even tell di whole world say dis oil exploration na big chance for dem people. He don promise say dem go make sure everywhere dey peaceful as dem begin di drilling work.
But e no stop there! Di Molokun of Atijere Kingdom for Ondo State don enter di matter too. E dey claim say Eba Island dey under dem territory, and anybody wey try explore without dia consent go see pepper! Addison press release don confirm say dem get papers wey support dia claim. Dis saga don really enter complex level as Ogun State Government don reply say Eba Island dey inside dia side, and dem don get evidence wey show say dem na di true owners.
Dis whole gist don turn like Nollywood movie wey sabi carry drama come. Ogun don fire back, as dem dey explain say di exploration na federal matter. Kayode Akinmade, di Special Adviser to Governor Abiodun, don talk say proper maps and di law dey back dem up. Na so di whole saga don begin dey highlight boundary issues wey dey long for di Ogun–Ondo coastal area.
As oil matter dey hot like pepper soup, e fit delay exploration, cause wahala for di communities, and wahala for di efforts wey di government don make to start something new for oil. Meanwhile, nomatter how di matter dey go, di tension dey rise, and people dey fear say some communities fit begin dey protest over di changes wey dey happen.
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