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| His Royal Majesty, Oba Ganiyu Ayodele Obasoyin, Olukere of Ikere-Ekiti |
The rivalry between the Olukere of Ikere-Ekiti and Ogoga of Ikere-Ekiti took a new twist as the Olukere of Ikere-Ekiti, Oba Ganiyu Ayodele Obasoyin issued a strong warning to Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose to avoid igniting a communal war with his alleged claim to the royal stool.
Obasoyin, who addressed reporters on Tuesday at his palace, recalled that a month ago, the governor threatened him not to disturb the Ogoga, Oba Samuel Adejimi Adu, whom he (Fayose) recognised as the monarch of the town.
The Olukere warned the governornot to use Ikere as the “testing ground” to actualise his threat against the Federal Government.
He said Fayose should avoid actions that could set Ikere on fire. Obasoyin said his subjects had become agitated, following astatement credited to the governorlast Saturday that Ikere had one recognised paramount ruler – the Ogoga.
Fayose spoke through his deputy, Kolapo Olusola, who is an indigene of the town, at the inauguration of a new palace built by Adu, who became Ogoga in July, last year.
Obasoyin, who supported his argument with documentary evidence, said the Olukere was the first monarch in Ikere before the advent of the Ogoga.
The monarch wondered “how the landlord would now become a tenant”.Some of the documents tendered bythe royal father included the Intelligence Report of 1933, letters from the state and local governments, which recognised the Olukere stool.
The monarch noted that though he ascended the throne of Olukere in August 2014, the state government had not paid him his allowances as a monarch.
According to him, it was in 1989 the occupant of the throne was last paid.Stressing that the Olukere stool could not be abrogated by anygovernment, Obasoyin warned Fayose not to allow the Ife-Modakeke crisis, which happened in Osun State several years ago, to bere-enacted in Ekiti.
It is my believe that His Excellency, Governor Ayodele Fayose will see to this and do the needful before the situation gets out of hands.
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