The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has said he would not dignify the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, with any official response over his 48-hour revocation order about the Okanlomo of Yorubaland chieftaincy title recently conferred on Ibadan-born business mogul, Dotun Sanusi.
It could be recalled that Alaafin cautioned Ooni against conferring the title on Sanusi, noting that he holds the exclusive authority to confer titles covering the entire Yorubaland and not Oba Ogunwusi.
Ooni, through his Director of Media and Public Affairs, Otunba Moses Olafare, in a statement on Tuesday described the threat and ultimatum of Alaafin as an empty comic threat.
The statement said: ‘’My principal has directed me against issuing a press release on the empty threat of the ‘Alawada Babasala’.
“We cannot dignify the ‘undignifyable’ with an official response. We leave the matter to be handled in the public court of opinion it is already being treated.
“Let’s focus on narratives that unite us, rather than the ones capable of dividing us. No press release please.”
It will be recalled that Sanusi had said the title to be conferred on him was Okanlomo of Oodua, not Okanlomo of Yoruba land.
What will happen today after the expiration of the 48-hour ultimatum given by the Alaafin of Oyo to the Ooni of Ife?