Governor Ademola Adeleke and Oni of Ife.
Ademola Adeleke, the governor of Osun State, has refuted rumours that she turned away Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, from an event.
Aprokovibesng had earlier revealed that a video that went viral on the internet showed Adeleke teasingly ignoring Ooni as the monarch extended his hand to say hello.
The governor, it was said by many, disrespected the Ooni when he came back to receive the monarch.
Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, claimed in a statement that the opposition’s agents had altered the film in response to the fury the footage had caused on the internet.
The public was urged by Alimi to disregard the altered video.
According to the statement, “The attention of the Osun State Government has been drawn to a doctored video being circulated on social media by agents of the opposition and fake news peddlers.
“Governor Ademola Adeleke and Ooni of Ife, HRM Oba Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II enjoy the best of relations, as evident by the cordial exchange of pleasantries at the Palace of Osemawe of Ondo at the coronation of Senator Olubiyi Ajagunla.
We are by this medium appealing to members of the public to disregard the doctored video in its entirety while we have uploaded the original videos for public consumption.”