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Battle Of Supremacy: Alaafin Gives Ooni 48 HoursTo Revoke Okanlomo Title Or Face Consequences
He directed Oba Ogunwusi to revoke the title within 48 hours or face consequences, warning that his commitment to peace should not be mistaken for weakness
Ibadan, Oyo State- The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, has issued a stern warning to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, demanding the revocation of the Okanlomo of Yorubaland chieftaincy title recently conferred on businessman Dotun Sanusi.
In a statement signed by his Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaiye, the Alaafin described the Ooni’s action as unlawful and derogatory, stressing that the exclusive authority to bestow titles that cover the entire Yorubaland rests with the Alaafin.
He explained that the conferment of a chieftaincy title concerning Yorubaland by the Ooni of Ife is not only an affront to the revered institution of the Alaafin but also a violation of the Supreme Court ruling that affirmed the Alaafin’s exclusive right in such matters.
Oba Owoade accused the Ooni of acting beyond his traditional jurisdiction, noting that the instrument of office presented to him during his installation limits his authority to Oranmiyan Local Government, now split into Ife Central, Ife North, and Ife South.
He directed Oba Ogunwusi to revoke the title within 48 hours or face consequences, warning that his commitment to peace should not be mistaken for weakness.
The statement reads, “The attention of the Alaafin of Oyo and the Titan of Yorubaland , Oba Engineer Abimbola Akeem Owoade 1, has been drawn to the purported conferment of chieftaincy title of OKANLOMO of Yorubaland on a business tycoon, Dotun Sanusi, by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi.
“The conferment of chieftaincy title which bothers on Yorubaland by the Ooni of Ife is not only an affront to the referred institution of the Alaafin who is the Titan of Yorubaland and on who hold Exclusive right to confer any chieftaincy title which covers the entire Yorubaland on anyone
“The Ooni of Ife is behaving as if there is no Authority to check and call him to order and because of that “above the law” syndrome of his, he is in the habit of walking on everybody’s’ back including the apex Court in the country, the Supreme Court, which had ruled on the Exclusive preserve of the Alaafin to confer chieftaincy title that covers the entire Yorubaland on anyone.”
He added, “The instrument of office presented to Oba Ogunwusi, during his installation, specifically limits his Traditional area of authority to Oranmiyan Local Government which has now been split into three Local Governments, viz: Ife Central, Ife North and Ife South.
”The dictum that nobody is above the law of the land is now being put to a crucial test and the reality of our time makes it very obligatory for the Alaafin to call the Ooni of Ife to order and demand REVOCATION of the so- called OKANLOMO of Yorubaland chieftaincy title conferred on Engineer Dotun Sanusi WITHIN 48 HOURS or face the consequences.”
