Are Peter Obi Supporters Looking Forward To The Palace Cursing Him? – Olubadan Blows Hot Over Reports Of Endorsement

The Palace of the Olubadan of Ibadanland has denied the reports of endorsing the presidential candidate of the Labor Party (LP) Peter Obi.

The palace stated that reports claiming otherwise were false and directed at misleading the general public.

Reacting to a viral video of where a member of the council was praying for Obi when he paid a courtesy call on the monarch, the media aide to the Olubadan, Oladele Ogunsola expressed shock at how the LP candidate and the handlers could turn the prayers to an outright endorsement

Speaking via a statement on Tuesday, Ogusola stated that the monarchy could have chosen to ignore the video, however various inquiries from media houses prompted the clarification.

Ogusola wondered if Obi supporters wanted their principal to receive a curse from the palace due to their false reports.

The statement reads,  “The attention of the palace of Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun has been drawn to the claim of endorsement of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi by the monarch and his members of Advisory Council, a claim described as false and self concocted one to mislead the general public.

“It would be recalled that the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate led his campaign team to pay courtesy visit on Olubadan last Saturday and some of the members of his Advisory Council joined to receive the August visitor at the Alarere residence of the monarch.

The attendees among the High Chiefs were Balogun of Ibadanland, his Otun, Osi, Ashipa, Osi and Ekerin Olubadan namely High Chiefs Owolabi Olakulehin, Tajudeen Ajibola, Lateef Gbadamosi Adebimpe, Kola Adegbola, Eddy Oyewole and Hamidu Ajibade respectively. While High Chief Ajibola responded to the campaign speech made by Peter Obi, High Chief Oyewole offered prayers for him on his ambition.

In the offensive video being widely circulated by Obi’s handlers, High Chief Oyewole was seeing praying for the success of the party at the polls and one can not but wonder how did that become an endorsement or are Peter Obi’s sympathizers looking forward to the palace cursing him? God forbid.

The palace could have ignored the report and dismissed it with a wave of hand, but with the torrents of inquiries by some of our credible media houses seeking clarification before publishing and the need to counter social media trending of the foul report without professional touch, this reaction becomes imperative.”

The aide wondered how anyone would expect the place of the Olubadan to endorse a presidential candidate of any political party, describing it as a crude joke carried too far.

He urged politicians to leave the palace out of their game while also noting that it is part of the itinerary of presidential candidates to visit palaces during campaign but how would they feel if monarchs decide to shut the palace gates.

“For the umpteenth time, let it be emphasized that Olubadan and his cabinet members do not and cannot belong to any political party and they would never express preference for any candidate or political party in the public no matter the degree of temptation. The palace of Olubadan belongs to all just as the occupier of the exalted stool remains father of all as well.

In the meantime, I commend my professional colleagues and their respective media houses who saw the oddity in such claim and sought for further clarifications following their putting the report in abeyance,” he added.