The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, accused the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, of scheming to depose him as the Oluwo of Iwo.
Through a forceful statement made in Osogbo, Osun State, on Friday, Oba Akanbi accused Ooni of attempting to dethrone him, alleging that having played a major role in helping Oba Ogunwusi get to the throne, Ooni has since been scheming against him.
Terming the said plot an impossible dream, the Oluwo stated, “No one can dethrone me as Oluwo. No one can kill me and no one can bring me down.”
He said he was responsible for the rise of Oba Ogunwusi as the Ooni of Ife in 2015 but was surprised that the same individual he facilitated was now purportedly attempting to bring him down. The king also recalled a recent Council of Obas meeting in which he claimed the Ooni questioned him about his opposition to worshipping as deity.
Sources quoted Oluwao of Iwoland saying “God used me to play a vital role in the installation of Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi as the Ooni of Ife but, to my surprise, the same person I helped to the throne has been planning evil against me.
“He orchestrated my suspension from the Osun State Council of Obas meeting against the AIG who was a star witness at what transpired. He is using a few kings in Iwoland to destabilize my territory.”
“He attacked me last month in the presence of the state Governor that I’m discouraging deity worshipping. He was part of those who used my former wife against me.
“He should keep trying to remove me. He will be the one to live to regret, his cohorts that have tried it in the past failed,” Oba Abdulrosheed added.
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