The Olofa of Offa kingdom in Kwara State, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye II, says his name was wrongly mentioned in the purported leaked telephone conversation between the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, and Bishop David Oyedepo of Living Faith Church Worldwide, aka Winners Chapel.
In the trending audio published by an online medium (NOT metrowatchxtra), Obi said he had visited the Olofa, whom he claimed told him that presidential candidates had never visited him.
The former Anambra governor was also heard begging Oyedepo to help him canvass for vote from the Christian community in Kwara State, where the cleric hails from.
“I went to Kwara and visited Olofa of Offa who told me that nobody had ever come here, with you no problem but the Christian community in Kwara and Niger, and I am also working in Kogi same way,” Obi said.
But speaking on the issue through his Principal Private Secretary, Olayinka Kadri, Olofa said his name was “wrongly associated with the political mudslinging and intrigues”.
He maintained that the throne of Offa Kingdom is a sacred and revered stool which should not be desecrated on the altar of political shenanigans and disinformation.
While condemning what he termed “malicious and mischievous anecdote” aimed at discrediting the monarch, Kadri advised members of the public and mischieve makers to refrain from unguarded manipulation of facts and disinformation.
The statement reads, “Our attention has been drawn to a leaked audio conversation between the Labour Party Presidential Candidate His Excellency, Mr. Peter Obi, and the General Overseer of Living Faith Church (Winners Chapel) Bishop David Oyedepo, which is making the rounds on the internet, and the insinuations from the so-called “exclusive” tape where the name of our royal father was mentioned and wrongly associated with the political mudslinging and intrigues.
“It is pertinent to state here that the throne of Offa Kingdom is a sacred and revered stool which should not be desecrated on the altar of political shenanigans and disinformation.
“The Olofa of Offa who is a highly respected first-class monarch in Kwara State is father to all irrespective of your religious, ethnic, or tribal colouration. His desire for unity, peace, and progress of our dear country is unassailable.
“We hereby condemn this malicious and mischievous anecdote aimed at discrediting the revered stool of the headquarters of Ibolo Kingdom and advise the general public and mischieve makers to refrain forthwith from unguarded manipulation of facts and disinformation.
“HRM Oba Mufutau Muhammed Gbadamosi Ajagungbade I Esuwoye II has always welcomed everyone to his domain irrespective of their status with open arms and felicitations, and would continue to do so.”
