Traditional rulers in Origbo under the Ife North Local Government of Osun State have issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi, demanding a retraction of his recent allegations against the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II.

At a press conference held on Thursday at the Palace of Salu Edunabon, the monarchs accused the Oluwo of misbehavior, insult, and gross disrespect to the sacred throne of Oduduwa.

They described the Oluwo’s remarks, including claims that the Ooni conspired with his ex-wife to poison him, as criminal, defamatory, and unbecoming of a traditional ruler.

The Obas recalled that Oluwo had previously been suspended for six months from the Osun State Council of Obas after he allegedly assaulted the Agbowu of Ogbaagba during a peace meeting, an action ratified by the Ooni of Ife as Chairman of the State Council of Obas.

They insisted that the recent outbursts of the Oluwo were aimed at ridiculing the institution of traditional leadership in Yorubaland, warning that such behavior would no longer be tolerated.

Reading the communiqué, HRM Oba Adesoji Kehinde Oladepo, the Salu of Edunabon and Acting Chairman of the Ife North Chieftaincy Committee, said the Oluwo has 21 days to write to the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to substantiate his allegations or retract them publicly.

“Failure to do so will leave us with no choice but to take legal action against him at the expiration of this ultimatum,” the statement declared.

The Obas emphasized that the Ooni of Ife remains the head of all traditional rulers in Yorubaland, describing the Oluwo’s continued outbursts as attempts to gain undue attention.

The statement was jointly signed by; HRM Oba Adesoji Kehinde Oladepo JP, the Salu of Edunabon, Vice Chairman, Osun State Council of Obas, and Acting Chairman of Ife North Chieftaincy Committee; HRM Oba Alhaji Mufutau Babawale Oyekanmi, the Alasipa of Asipa; HRM Oba Dr. Mesharch Oyewole Oyediran, the Olulamokun of Yakoyo; and HRM Oba Pastor Oluwabusola Oloyede, the Alakinlaalu of Akinlaalu.

The traditional rulers reaffirmed their loyalty to the Ooni of Ife, stressing that no amount of “unruly conduct” from the Oluwo of Iwo would diminish the supremacy of the sacred stool of Oduduwa.

Recall that Oluwo, in a video posted on his official Facebook page, accused Ooni of attempting to kill him some years back.

Oba Akanbi in the video, alleged that Ooni set him up with a woman who tried several times to kill him but failed.

Oluwo, who did not mention the woman's name, however, said he had a child with her, describing her as his ex-wife.

Speaking in the video, Oba Akanbi said: "I helped Ooni Adeyeye, but because he aligns with the idols and me, God has put me above those idols as a king. Ooni doesn't want me to tell the story and he was looking for my downfall.

"What he did was that he packaged a woman for me whom I didn't know before. It was a setup. She was in my house and they were talking to the woman to set me up through videos and others.

"The supposedly ex-wife will be asking me questions then and they were communicating with her. She was there for over three years. She had a child, whom I don't even know if is mine.

"She poisoned me twice, they set up an assassination attempt, and other things for me to die, but they failed."

Oluwo added that after he found out the secret, he sent the woman and her child away. He, however, alleged that Oba Ogunwusi took the woman and her child in and provided shelter for them.

Oluwo said: "When I found out the secret and I kicked this woman out, the woman went to meet the Ooni at a hotel. It is the same Ooni who rented an apartment for the woman and her child."

The monarch added, "This fight cannot end, and no one can kill me."