The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Adewale
Akanbi, has alleged that the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, ordered his
bodyguard to push him out of the way during the meeting of traditional rulers
in the country held in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
Oba Akanbi made the allegation in
a statement on Friday.
“The bodyguard of the Ooni of
Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, in what seemed to be an errand message,
pushed Oluwo at the public gathering of the first-class paramount rulers held
at the Presidential Hotel, Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State last
Tuesday.
“Dignitaries at the event were
taken aback by what they considered as a desecration of the crown as the
bodyguard of the Ooni pushed a first-class paramount ruler, Oluwo.
“As shown in the pictures, the
Ooni was called to make a vote of thanks as the Oluwo was engaging the Minister
of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, who came to represent President Muhammadu
Buhari.
“While the Ooni was coming to his
seat, his security guard descended on the Oluwo and asked him to give way or he
would push him. Oluwo tried to plead with him to be patient, but he (bodyguard)
resisted. He then pushed the Oluwo.
“The monarch excused himself in
order to maintain peace. The Ooni was observing and he felt satisfied with the
action of his guard. Oluwo stepped aside and thereafter revisited his
conversation with the minister,” the statement from the monarch read.
However, the Ooni has dismissed
the accusation as false.
A statement issued by his
Director of Public Affairs, Mr. Moses Olafare, reads: “There was no altercation
between Oluwo and anybody at that venue at all.
“Kabiyesi Ooni went to make his
speech in his capacity as a co-chairman of the National Council of Traditional
Rulers. On his way back to the seat right beside the representative of the
President, General Dambazau (retd.), on sighting Oluwo who had come to the high
table to take pictures with some dignitaries while the programme was still
ongoing, he waited for some minutes to allow Oluwo leave the way to his seat.”
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