Osun Assembly dismisses Adeleke’s reversal of state name, anthem

The Osun State House of Assembly has dismissed the order of the state governor, Ademola Adeleke, reversing the state’s name to the constitutionally recognised one.

The Assembly insisted that the Osun State anthem, crest and flag are an enactments of law and could not be changed, but by process of law.

This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the Chairman of the Assembly’s Committee on Media and Publicity, Moshood Akande.

The statement read: “Having reviewed the inaugural speech of the governor and the activities of the inauguration, the legislature hereby resolves as follows;

“The usage of the state anthem, crest and flag is an enactment of law and as such, its usage is a matter of law and not choice.

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“The enactment “State of Osun Anthem, Crest and Flag Law, 2012” assented to on Dec.18,  2012 contained in Schedule (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5), which carefully details every component of this law is not in ambiguity.

“Schedule (1) is the State Anthem, Schedule (2) has to do with the State Crest, Schedule (3) is the symbolic significance of the elerents in the flag.

“Lastly, while we are aware of a court judgment in effect recognising “Osun State”, the Assembly, pending the determination and exhaustion of all legal means would not be drawn into this matter.

“However, the state shall and will continue to be described as the State of the Virtuous (Ipinle Omoluabi).”

It would be recall that Governor Adeleke, during his inaugural speech on Sunday, directed the immediate reversal to the constitutionally recognised name of Osun.

He also directed that all government insignia, correspondences and signages should henceforth reflect Osun State rather than State of Osun which is unknown to the Nigerian constitution.

The Star