{"id":61593,"date":"2025-02-20T10:34:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T10:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=61593"},"modified":"2025-02-20T10:34:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T10:34:51","slug":"uk-envoy-condemns-osun-violence-calls-for-urgent-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/02\/20\/uk-envoy-condemns-osun-violence-calls-for-urgent-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Envoy Condemns Osun Violence, Calls for Urgent Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Abaire Olanlesi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Deputy British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Jonny Baxter, has condemned the escalating violence in Osun State, warning that it threatens the state\u2019s reputation as a peaceful haven.<\/p>\n<p>During a courtesy visit to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, at his palace, Baxter expressed deep concern over the destruction of lives and property for political reasons.<\/p>\n<p>He urged the Ooni to take proactive steps to restore peace and stability, emphasizing that political violence undermines governance and development.<\/p>\n<p>His visit, detailed in a press release by the Ooni\u2019s Palace spokesperson, Moses Olafare, highlighted the long-standing ties between Britain and Ile-Ife.<\/p>\n<p>Baxter likened the historical significance of the House of Oduduwa to that of Buckingham Palace, recalling the strong diplomatic relationship established by past Oonis, including Adesoji Aderemi and Okunade Sijuwade.<\/p>\n<p>He urged the Ooni to uphold and strengthen these bonds.<\/p>\n<p>In his response, Ooni Ogunwusi strongly denounced the political unrest, calling on all actors to prioritize Osun\u2019s well-being over personal ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo individual is greater than the state,\u201d he declared, pledging that traditional rulers across Osun are actively working to restore calm and prevent further bloodshed.<\/p>\n<p>The visit also coincided with the formal reception of the newly installed Elerin of Erin-Ile, Oba Jimoh Adesoye, who expressed gratitude for the Ooni\u2019s support.<\/p>\n<p>The gathering was attended by prominent dignitaries, including the Obalufe of Ife and other high-ranking chiefs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Abaire Olanlesi The Deputy British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Jonny Baxter, has condemned the escalating violence in Osun State, warning that it threatens the state\u2019s reputation as a peaceful haven. During a courtesy visit to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, at his palace, Baxter expressed deep concern over the destruction of lives [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":61594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-61593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61593"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61595,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61593\/revisions\/61595"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}