The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has refuted a statement attributed to one Tunde Awoyeni who claimed that the palace would invoke the wrath of his ancestors on the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu.
Awoyeni claimed the palace had concluded plans to invoke the wrath of ancestors of Akiolu for snubbing him at a public function on Tuesday.
Oba Ogunwusi insisted that he would not stop respecting Oba Akiolu because he remained a foremost traditional ruler in the country.
The monarch made this clarification via a statement issued on Friday by the Director of Media and Public Affairs of the Ooni’s Palace, Mr. Moses Olafare.
The statement reads, “The Palace of Ooni is using this medium to dissociate Ooni of Ife from the statement credited to Mr Tunde Awoyemi and we have said it repeatedly that we have no official reaction to the issue of Oba Akiolu.
“Kabiyesi Ogunwusi is committed to his peace and unity agenda, which he has embarked on since he ascended the throne of his forefathers.
“We refrain from reacting officially, with a view to avoiding fanning any ember of discord as Oba Akiolu remains respected monarch and the Ooni had established a very robust and healthy relationship with him before his installation as Ooni of Ife.
“While Ooni would continue to sustain the relationship with Oba Akiolu, we want to state categorically that the remark credited to Tunde Awoyemi was not authorised by Ooni and should be disregarded by all Nigerians both at home and in diaspora.”
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