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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has dismissed suggestions of a rivalry or power struggle with the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade.
He referred to the 48-hour deadline given by the Alaafin, demanding the withdrawal of the Okanlomo of Yorubaland title awarded to Ibadan-based businessman, Chief Dotun Sanusi, as meaningless threats from what he described as a defunct kingdom.
The Alaafin had previously issued a two-day ultimatum for the Ooni to revoke the traditional title.
Oba Owoade viewed the Ooni’s action as a challenge to his authority and a disregard for the traditional leadership structure.
In reaction, the Ooni’s media aide, Moses Olafare, stated that the monarch is simply waiting for the 48-hour period to run its course.
Posting on his social media page, Olafare wrote: “The Ooni is busy setting up businesses and creating jobs for youths across Yorubaland, they are busy fighting supremacy that does not exist. Dead empire.
“Their 48-hour ultimatum will soon lapse. We are waiting. Dead Empire. Ooni plans for the groundbreaking and launching of the Ojaja smart city in Ibadan, the biggest in Africa, someone is somewhere busy issuing 48 hours empty threats.
“Where does this king (Ooni) have time for supremacy hullabaloo? Issuing 48-hour ultimatum over a Chieftaincy title that doesn’t even exist.”
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