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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, has revealed that he was chased away whereas visiting the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, at his palace. This revelation was made in a trending video on TikTok.

Ogunwusi stated he has saved his distance from the Oluwo for the reason that incident and expressed concern about his return to go to him once more. He alluded to the necessity to management the habits of the Oluwo as an elder whereas recognizing his personal youthfulness.

The Ooni of Ife acknowledged: “Once I visited Oluwo, he chased me away like a baby. Since that incident, I’ve all the time saved my distance from him. Now that you just (guests) are begging me to go to him once more, what if he does no matter he needs to me?

Though Ogunwusi didn’t immediately tackle the continued feud with the Oluwo within the video, it has been reported that Oluwo is sad with the Ooni's associations with traditionalists, whom he has labeled as 'idolaters'.

A separate video confirmed Akanbi, often known as Telu 1, encouraging the folks of Iwo to reject conventional practices, warning that those that have interaction in such practices ought to accomplish that at residence. He emphasised his position as monarch to advocate for God alone and problem those that worship entities aside from Him.

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Akanbi clarified his place in opposition to collaborating in Ogun or different idol festivals, stating that though he had beforehand celebrated the Egungun pageant with worshippers, he would not accomplish that until it isn’t known as idol worship. He stated he doesn’t assist idolatrous actions, which he believes are contributing to the shortage of success in Iwo.

He additional famous that sacrifices are prohibited in Iwo and warned of the results for many who defy this directive. Akanbi acknowledged that environmental well being measures have been carried out in Iwo to discourage such practices and that true success comes from difficult idols and their worshippers.

In a Fb put up, Oluwo clarified the historic significance of Islam in Iwo, explaining that the city was previously dominated by conventional monarchs till the rise of Oba Memudu Ayinla Lamuye in 1800, who unfold Islam to the folks. He offered historic context on the introduction of Islam to Iwo, highlighting the contributions of Oba Ibirinade Abioye Adekanbi, who launched Islam in 1600 and remodeled a spot of idolatry into the Oluwo Central Mosque.

Oluwo famous that because of the unfold of Islam, each advanced in Iwo now has a mosque, and nearly all residents of Iwo have Muslim names, together with latest converts from missionary efforts. He mentioned Oba Ibirinade Adekanbi's hospitality in direction of the Malian colonists and the way the custom of enthronement modified after 1600.

In 2018, Akanbi alleged that Ogunwusi ordered his bodyguard to push him apart throughout a gathering of conventional rulers in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. This incident reportedly happened at Resort Presidential when the Ooni was known as to the rostrum to ship a speech of thanks. Akanbi acknowledged that the actions of the Ooni's bodyguard had been seen as a disrespectful act in direction of a supreme ruler.

The Ooni's workplace responded to those allegations, with its Director of Public Affairs, Moses Olafare, issuing a press release denying any altercation between the Ooni and the Oluwo throughout the occasion.