According to Moses Olafare, the spokesperson for Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, the monarch would not respond to the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, who has given him 48 hours to revoke the title given to Dotun Sanusi, a well-known business magnate from Ibadan.
In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Olafare said that Oba Ogunwusi specifically instructed him to disregard the esteemed Oyo monarch.
He emphasized that he had left the subject to be decided in the public court of opinion and said that the Ooni would not dignify what he called “undignifyable” with an official answer.
“My principal has directed me against issuing a press release on the empty threat. I beg to disappoint you, gentlemen of the press,” he wrote.
“We can not dignify the undignifyable with an official response. We leave the matter to be handled in the public court of opinion, as it is already being treated.
“Let’s rather focus on narratives that unite us rather than the ones capable of dividing us. No press release, please. 48 hours my foot!”
