Alaafin Abimbola Akeem Owoade I, is not in royal supremacy battle with anyone, but rather, more concerned about the progress
Oba Abimbola Owoade, Alaafin of Oyo, has reportedly refuted claims that he is involved in a power struggle with other traditional rulers in Nigeria.
In response to a video that went viral on YouTube depicting what appeared to be an account of an Alaafin allegedly ordering his men to beat the father of a U.S.-based village monarch before turning him over to the police, the monarch slammed the anchor, calling him a pathological liar and someone who deserves eternal damnation for being cold-hearted in spreading lies.
In a statement titled: “Re: Battle line drawn by Alaafin,” the monarch’s Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaiye, he reminded purveyors of real Yoruba traditions of the obligation of the Alaafin as one meant to be diplomatic, energetic and protective of his people, and who cannot fall so low to have instructed his men to beat up the father of the monarch.
It reads, “The misguided anchor said the action was in attestation of Alaafin Owoade’s supremacy battle with the Ooni of Ife.
“What really happened was that the ancestral lineage of descendants of Oyotunji Village in the USA is Oyo town.
“It was more than two occasions, during the reign of the late Alaafin, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, that the people of Oyotunji Village traced their ancestral home to Oyo Town and were given red carpet reception.
“When the new Alaafin was appointed and after the coronation, the Oyotunji monarch thought it expedient to pay congratulatory visit to his ancestral Royal Father, which he did. He was well received by the Alaafin before his departure.
“Where then did this online medium defecating the social media space get its own story, if not a cooked up one? The video shown neither correlates nor synchronise with the anchor.
“What is more, how possible is it for the Alaafin to order the beating of a monarch who paid him a visit from a foreign village and with Oyo town as its ancestral home.
“And he has been living to please God with a good character and a clean conscience, before his appointment as the 46th Alaafin.
“The paramount ruler is a man of commendable standards, as not many leaders have the credentials of placing public good above even the most reasonable of arguments like Alaafin Owoade.
“When a leader is not conflicted inside and has truly experienced pure, unconditional love, then he will be at peace. These leaders do not need any affirmation from the outside, nor will criticism affect them.
“They are in an inner state of peace, which is inner power, while playing the part of someone in a position of leadership to society.
“Alaafin Abimbola Akeem Owoade I, is not in royal supremacy battle with anyone, but rather, more concerned about the progress and development of his country home and emancipation of the entire Yoruba race.”