Following
a war of supremacy said to have been in existence between the two previous
monarchs, Ooni of Ife and Alaafin of Oyo for over 7 decades.
History
was made on Sunday January 17th as Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi,
Ojaja II paid made an uninvited visit to the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola
Adeyemi on the celebration of his 45th coronation anniversary on the throne. It
was the first time in 79 years that an Ooni of Ife will visit an Alaafin of
Oyo.
See more pictures after the cut.....
The last time a reigning Ooni of Ife visited an Alaafin was in 1937.
Ooni
of Ife spoke at the thanksgiving service disclosing that though he was not
invited, he had to make a conscious effort to come so as to end the war and
foster unity within the Yorubas home and abroad.
“I am here
today, though not invited, but as the Arole Oduduwa, the onus is on me to
felicitate with all sons and daughters wherever they are and to show my
solidarity for them. I am ready to damn any consequences or insinuations from
anywhere; my mission here is to preach peace among nations of Yoruba both home
and abroad and I am ready to work with Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Olayiwola Adeyemi to
project the unity and love which existed in days of our forefathers.”
The
Alaafin of Oyo expressed his excitement at seeing the Ooni in his domain “This special visit was done last in March
1937, that was the first time the kings in Yoruba land met in Oyo town and
today history was made with the visit of Arole Oodua, Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II
and I feel delighted to host you and to reassure you that I will be ready to
work with you. I had a cordial relationship with Ooni Adesoji Aderemi and I did
not want to relent my bound with any Ooni of Ife that assumed the post but
everybody has his own little differences. “He said
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