The sister of the Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II have denied reports that they interfere in the selection of the king’s queens amid accusations that they are the cause behind the rift between the monarch and queen Naomi.
In a statement titled, ‘Campaign of calumny against the Ooni of Ile Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II & the royal sisters’, the sisters said that rumour peddlers have been circulating the ‘fake’ news on various fake media outlets on matters none of them have an inkling of.
The sisters added in the statement that there is no iota of truth to the allegations leveled against them and also stated that the monarch’s family has no say in his selection of who should be his Olori.
They also threatened legal action against any media platform that publishes any unfounded news about them.
The statement reads thus in full;“We refer to the campaign of calumny presently ongoing in many media blogs, media houses, on the social media and by hatchet jobbers against our family targeting us, the sisters of the Ooni of Ife as being the cause of any or all forms of misunderstanding or ‘imaginary problems’ in the Palace. These despicable humans have been circulating the ‘fake’ news on various fake media outlets on matters none of them have an inkling of but would like to speak with unreserved authority.
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‘‘In his immense wisdom, Kabiyesi from inception has separated the entire family from the activities of ruling our people forthrightly without any hindrances. His selection of who should be his Olori’s is also done without any form of hegemony or disturbance from any of us or the family. We support our Olori/s and have kept away from any of the matters concerning the private life of our revered King and father, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II.
‘‘We have continually been inundated on many social media sites (fake & real) of our supposed intrusion into Kabiyesi’s private life. Some of the ‘fake’ information has continually claimed that the Royal sisters (Yeye 1, Yeye 2, Yeye 3, Yeye 4) live in the palace and usurp all manners of communication, and/or information concerning the daily activities of the Palace. This is totally untrue, damning and slanderous.
‘‘Since the Ooni of Ife ascended the throne of our forefathers, none of us (the sisters) has ever lived in the palace. None of us have ever overtly or covertly been involved in any of the day-to-day activities of the palace. We do not make any decisions whatsoever and only visit the palace when there are special events that our family, the Giesi family, are required to be involved in according to tradition.
‘‘We all live in Lagos in our different homes with our different families and are extremely busy with our businesses. We have never stopped praying for the success of our revered King, peace in Yoruba land and prosperity to all our people,” the statement concluded.
