Ooni's Palace Blows Hot, Promises Repercussion Against Oba of Lagos... See Details

 

The palace of the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has reacted to the humiliating treatment the royal father witnessed in the hands of the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, at a public function in Lagos on Tuesday.

 

In a recent event, the Oba of Lagos was caught on camera refusing to shake hands with the Ooni of Ife in public leaving many tongues wagging as to why he created such an unnecessary scene.

 

The Ooni, on entering the hall, went straight to greet traditional rulers, but Oba Akiolu shunned him and with a wave of the hand, gestured his rejection of the Ooni’s greetings. The Ooni however, took the incident with calm and took his seat on the same roll where the traditional ruler was seated.

 

Speaking with PremiumTimes on the development, the Head of Palace Directorate of Tourism, Awoyemi Tunde, said the Ooni of Ife was not losing sleep over the issue. 

 

“It is not a slap on the Ooni of Ife but rather a slap on the Oba of Lagos,” he said. “The stool of Oba of Lagos was founded by Olofin Ogunfunminire and the Ooni of Ife is the Oba of Yoruba land.

 

Mr. Tunde also said that the Oba of Lagos risked the wrath of the ‘Alale'(Ancestors), as a result of his disrespect for the superior monarch.

“God gave Ooni of Ife Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, the mandate to unite the Yoruba land and nothing will stop him from doing that,” he added.

 

According to Mr. Tunde, reactions from different Yoruba communities would continue to pour in to denounce the action of the Lagos monarch.

“If we don’t receive an apology especially with the image of Ile-Ife, we will call on the ancestors on the issue,” he said.