Olajengbesi Was Never Igboho’s Lawyer-Alliyu •Faults Akintoye’s Stance On Ekiti, Osun Elections
Chief Yomi Alliyu SAN, the legal counsel to Yoruba Nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo (Sunday Igboho), has declared that Pelumi Olajengbesi was never a lawyer to Igboho.
Olajengbesihad recently took to the social media to announce his resignation from the legal team of Sunday Igboho who is presently detained in the Republic of Benin.
However, Chief Alliyu, in a statement, faulted the claim, saying Olajengbesi was never the lawyer to Igboho but counsel to the Yoruba group, Ilana Oodua.
Alliyu said he actually instructed Olajengbesi to secure the release of the 12 people arrested in Igboho’s house, last June, but never involved him in Igboho’s matter as he has a limited brief.
“He is at no time counsel to Chief Adeyemo but rather Ilana Oodua that paid him for services he rendered to them.
“Whether he could turn around to condemn the arrowhead of those who paid him depends on his conscience. He knows I turned down their wish to pay me for professional services to Chief Sunday Igboho,” he stated.
Alliyu said his “attention has been directed by Chief Sunday Adeyemo himself to the online statement of Pelumi Olajengbesi that he has resigned from the legal team of Chief Sunday Adeyemo a.k.a Igboho Oosa.”
He pleaded with members of the public to disregard whatever Olajengbesi or Mr. Koiki stated to have purportedly emanated from Chief Sunday Adeyemo as they lack the vires to do so.
“However, while Pelumi could say anything for the 12 people, and that will be after clearance from me which he has not taken in recent times, he has no right to say anything on behalf of Chief Sunday Adeyemo a.k.a Igboho Oosa since he is not his counsel, without infringing on the rules of professional conduct. No good counsel does that.
“Koiki, on his part, can say whatever he likes on behalf of his Ilana Oodua group but not for Chief Sunday Adeyemo. Each of them should be held personally liable for their utterances
“For umpteenth time, I, Chief Yomi Alliyu SAN, am the only person authorised in writing by my client, Chief Sunday Adeyemo (a.k.a Igboho Oosa), to act for him and/or make statements on his behalf. I sincerely hope my two brothers will be guided accordingly,” Alliyu said.
Alliyu also faulted the statement credited to Professor Banjo Akintoye, the leader of Ilana Oodua, to the effect that there would no elections in Ekiti and Osun states.
“Let it be on record that I also condemn the statement of baba, Professor Akintoye, that there will not be elections in Ekiti and Osun states. Justice is not a one way traffic but three-way! One for them, one for public and another for government,” he declared.
