Lere Olayinka, the senior special adviser on media to the former governor of Rivers State and FCT minister, Nyesom Wike recently asked a curious question regarding the power tussle between the Alaafin of Oyo and the Ooni of Ife.
According to the statements which were shared on his official X handle, he made reference to the abandonment of the Alaafin throne by Oranmiyan.
The recent power tussle between the Alaafin of Oyo Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade and the Ooni of Ife Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi culminated in the issuing of a 48-hour ultimatum to reverse a Chieftaincy title conferred on a business tycoon.
However, in the aftermath of the brouhaha, a lot of mixed reactions were generated from the general public as many demanded to know the who was superior, giving that the issued ultimatum was not only ignored, but sarcastically downplayed.
Reacting, Lere Olayinka, the senior special adviser on media to the former governor of Rivers State and FCT minister, Nyesom Wike in a recent statement which was shared on his official X handle, asked a striking question that took many back to the root cause of the debacle.
According to his statements, Oranmiyan, the pioneer of the Alaafin monarchy abandoned his throne and went to Ile-Ife to fight for the Ooni throne. This, according to Lere Olayinka, meant that the Ooni throne was superior to Alaafin of Oyo.
He wrote: “Finally Finally, Just THREE questions and no more.
“1. If the throne of the ruler of Oyo (Alaafin) is superior to that of the ruler of Ile-Ife (Ooni), why did Oranmiyan abandon the throne of Alaafin of Oyo for his son, and returned to Ile-Ife to wrestle the Ooni throne with the 5th Ooni, Obalufon Alayemore (Obalufon II)?
“2. Why did Oranmiyan opt for the Ooni throne and ascended the throne as the 6th Ooni Ile-Ife, instead of staying in Oyo as Alaafin?
“3. Oranmiyan was buried in Ile-Ife instead of Oyo, why?
“I need answers to these from our Oyinbo UK Supremacy people”