The Yoruba Council Worldwide has waded into the tension between the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, urging the Alaafin to withdraw a 48-hour ultimatum issued to the Ooni.
The crisis between the monarchs began on Monday, after the Ooni conferred the title of Okanlomo of Yorubaland on a businessman, Chief Dotun Sanusi, in Ibadan.
The Alaafin rejected the move, claiming only his palace holds the authority to bestow pan-Yoruba titles, issuing a 48-hour ultimatum through his spokesman, and demanding the Ooni revoke the honour.
In a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Charles Adeyemi, on Wednesday, the YCW described the feud as “a matter that demands calm, reflection and unity rather than division.”
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