48 Hours Means Nothing, Ooni Won’t Reply Alaafin’s Empty Threat – Palace Aide

Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, the spokesperson for Ooni of Ife, Moses Olafare, has called the 48-hour ultimatum from Oba Abimbola Owoade, the Alaafin of Oyo, to his principal over the reversal of the title granted to Dotun Sanusi, a well-known business magnate from Ibadan, a meaningless threat.
In a statement, his Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaiye, reportedly claimed that the king did not have the sole authority to grant the businessman the chieftaincy title of Okanlomo of Yorubaland.
The Alaafin alone had the only ability to grant titles that span Yorubaland, he said, furious that the Ooni’s move called into question his authority.

Ooni’s instrument of office, he clarified, limits his power to the Oranmiyan Local Government, which has subsequently been split into Ife Central, Ife North, and Ife South.

As a result, Owoade asked that the title be revoked within 48 hours and threatened to take legal action if this was not done.

Recalling his unity journey in Yorubaland, the monarch emphasized that the region’s peace and unity continue to be the cornerstones of significant and sustainable growth.

But in a post on his Facebook page on Tuesday, Olafare said that the Ooni specifically told him to disregard the esteemed Oyo king.

Olafare asserted that the Ooni would not honor what he called “undignifable” with an official answer, emphasizing that he had left the issue to be decided in a public court of opinion.

According to the post, “I have been instructed by my principal not to issue a press release regarding the Alawada Babasala’s empty threat.” I hate to disappoint you, press gentlemen.

The “undignifable” cannot be made respectable by an official reaction. Since the matter is already being tried in the public court of opinion, we let it be handled there.

Instead than emphasizing stories that have the power to divide us, let’s concentrate on those that bring us together. 48 Hours My Foot, please (sic) no press release!