Disagreement ensued between Vice President's protocol officers and organisers of the Inter-denominational farewell Service in honour of the late Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuade over the allocation of tables.
According to New Telegraph, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s protocol officers and organisers of the Inter-denominational farewell service in honour of the late Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuade have clashed.
The incident, which took place on Friday, was over allocation of tables to dignitaries, at the make-shift hall, where the ceremony took place.
The minor incident was sparked off when one of the Vice President’s protocol team picked a front table for his principal, but the organisers told him that the table was already designated for the Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola and other officials in the state.
It led to a heated argument as Osinbajo’s advance team insisted on reserving the table for the Vice President.
It took the intervention of Ife elders and prominent palace figures to settle the argument as the table was eventually left for Aregbesola.
Osinbajo is leading the Federal government delegation to the burial of the late Ooni, who died a few weeks ago at a London hospital.
Meanwhile, a seven-day mourning period has been declared in Ile-Ife for the late monarch.