…Debunks Authenticity Of Viral Reports
The Directorate of Media and Public Affairs of the Ooni of Ife’s Palace has debunked reports that have gone viral, where the spokesman to the Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, Comrade Moses Olafare, was reportedly quoted to have said that a gubernatorial aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, during a courtesy visit too Ooni Ogunwusi on Wednesday promised to procure an aircraft for the Arole Oduduwa.
In a press statement signed by Olafare and made available to CompassNG, he said, The Palace of Ooni of Ife wishes to inform the general public to disregard a viral report where the spokesman to the Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, Comrade Moses Olafare, is reportedly quoted as stating that a gubernatorial aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ademola Adeleke, during a courtesy visit on Wednesday promised to procure an aircraft for the Ooni.
“To set the record straight, no such report was issued from the palace, despite the fact that the politician’s speech was twisted by some writers with hidden intentions, including to drag the respected stool of the Ooni in mud.
“While further clarifications could be sought from videos that emanated from the visit, the Ooni’s singular request was for a credible election, devoid of crisis for the betterment of all, which the PDP chieftain agreed to.
“Going further, it is a statement of fact that, in the usual character of all political office aspirants and party candidates, without exception, the visiting Senator Adeleke made several promises including: the reconstruction of roads in Ile-Ife and completion of the Osun State Airport project at Ido-Osun, among others. Sadly, these developmental bullet points were mischievously ignored in the viral news reports.
“On the controversial ‘private jet,’ it is a common knowledge that the Adeleke family has a fleet of private aircrafts, which could have been the basis for the governorship hopeful to have lightly said, ‘Baba private jet tee ma gun gan n be n’le’ – ‘Baba, private jets you may need for your trips are readily available’.”
Olafare insisted that it is more ridiculous to see such misinformation trend on supposed credible news platforms, including national dailies, adding that the palace of the Ooni “wishes to caution the general public from erroneously believing the false report as it is a lie from the pit of hell.”
He added that Adeleke’s visit was not the first and would never be the last political visit to the Ooni and other traditional rulers in the state, “as we are already approaching the election year in the State of Osun, while other aspirants including the incumbent governor are still coming to make their promises as usual. Why the hullabaloo?”
