Oba Adedapo Replies Oba Akinruntan, Ooni Of Ife Remains Leader Of Obas In Yoruba Land
Oba Frederick Akinrunta, Olugbo of Ugbo[/caption]
The Secretary General, Council of Yoruba Obas, Oba Aderemi Adedapo, has reacted to claims by the Olugbo of Ugbo, Oba Akinruntan that he is the leader of all Yoruba monarchs.
Oba Adedapo, in a statement on Tuesday, while describing the Olugbo as an attention-seeking monarch, categorical stated that the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi remains the leader of all Obas in the Yoruba land.
He further ordered the Olugbo to retract his statement within four days or face dire consequences.
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He said no one could rewrite history of the Yorubaland in order to suit his purpose, adding that the late Ooni, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, was highly instrumental to Oba Akinruntan’s ascension to the throne.
He said, “Oba Akinruntan is an attention seeker. He is a rabble rouser, he deserves no response but some people especially outside the country may tend to believe his claim if he is not corrected.
“His utterance is part of royal rascality we are talking about. Does he want to rewrite history or what? Nobody can rewrite history. The late Ooni Sijuwade made it possible for him to become the Olugbo.
“He must withdraw that statement within the next 96 hours which is four days. What he is saying is abominable in Yorubaland.”
