How Oluwo once chased me out of his palace– Ooni of Ife

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has narrated how Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdul-Rasheed Akanbi, once chased him out of his palace in Iwo over his (Ooni) purported association with idol worshipping.

The monarch revealed this in a trending video on social media at the weekend.

Ooni who spoke in Yoruba language said he visited Oluwo at his palace in Iwo but was chased away like a baby.

His words, “When I visited Oluwo, he chased me out like a child.

“Since that incident, I have always maintained myself going close to him. Now that you people (attendees) are imploring that I visit him again, what if he does what he likes to me?

“But I have to contain his excesses as an elder, although I am a young person sitting on the throne of the elders. Oluwo, I greet you.”

The Ooni is known for pursuing unity agenda among traditional rulers in the region and Nigeria and Oluwo has been waging war against idol worshipping among Yoruba traditional rulers.

The Ooni has condemned traditional rulers advocating against Yoruba tradition without making reference to Oluwo, but Oba Akanbi has always described idol worshipping as alien to Yoruba tradition and culture.