Photos: Ooni of Ife visits Alaafin of Oyo...first time an Ooni will visit an Alaafin since 1937

History was made yesterday Sunday January 17th
when the new Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye
Ogunwusi, Ojaja II paid an unexpected visit to the
Alaafin Of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi
who was celebrating his 45th coronation
anniversary on the throne. It was the first time in
79 years that an Ooni of Ife will visit an Alaafin of
Oyo, following a cold war of supremacy said to
have been in existence between the (previous)
two monarchs for over 7 decades. The last time a
reigning Ooni of Ife visited an Alaafin was in
1937.
Oba Ogunwusi while speaking at the thanksgiving
service said though he was not invited, he had to
make an effort to come so as to end the war and
foster unity within the Yorubas both home and
abroad.
“I am here today, though not invited, but as
the Arole Oduduwa, the onus is on me to
felicitate with all sons and daughters
wherever they are and to show my
solidarity for them. I am ready to damn any
consequences or insinuations from
anywhere; my mission here is to preach
peace among nations of Yoruba both home
and abroad and I am ready to work with
Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Olayiwola Adeyemi to
project the unity and love which existed in
days of our forefathers.” The Alaafin of Oyo
expressed his excitement at seeing the Ooni
in his domain " “This special visit was done
last in March 1937, that was the first time
the kings in Yorubaland met in Oyo town
and today history was made with the visit
of Arole Oodua, Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II
and I feel delighted to host you and to
reassure you that I will be ready to work
with you. I had a cordial relationship with
Ooni Adesoji Aderemi and I did not want to
relent my bound with any Ooni of Ife that
assumed the post but everybody has his
own little differences.”he said