Ooni Suspends Oduduwa University’s Founder Over Poetry

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has suspended Chief Ramon
Adedoyin, as the Maye of Ife, for allegedly releasing an ewi ( poetry)
composed to deride the stool of the Ooni.
The Chiefs also said that they had started the process of removing the
Oloyere of Oyere, Oba Adeoye Adefarakan, who they accused of conniving with
Adedoyin to tarnish the image of Oba Ogunwusi.
Adedoyin is the founder of the Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu and he was
conferred with the chieftaincy title by Ooni Ogunwusi’s predecessor, Oba
Okunade Sijuwade.
The Royal Traditional Council of the Source announced the suspension of
Adedoyin at a press conference in Ile Ife on Tuesday.
The press conference was attended by the 16 kingmakers of Ile Ife including
the Obalufe of Ife, Oba Idowu Adediwura who is the traditional prime minister
and the Lowa Adimula of Ife, Oba Adekola Adeyeye.
They also said the Oloyere of Oyere, Oba Adeoye Adefarakan, was one of the
people being allegedly used by the founder of Oduduwa University to deride
and defame the exalted stool.
The address of the Council was read by the Secretary to the Ife Traditional
Council, Chief Adetoye Odewole.
They said the ewi which was titled Oba Awakusa was sent into Nigeria
discreetly from the United Kingdom and was now circulating within and
outside the country.
The traditional rulers said they found out that Adedoyin was the financier of
the poetry released to deride and defame the stool of the Ooni.
He said, ” That beyond a reasonable doubt, Chief Ramon Adedoyin and his
cohorts like Oba Adeoye Adefarakan have committed offenses of defaming the
stool and character of the Ooni of Ife, assault and the libelous release of the
ewi remain indelible and all these acts are conducts likely to cause a breach of
peace.
“That all parties involved in the meeting passed a vote of no confidence on
Chief Ramon Adedoyin and Oba Adeoye Adefarakan.
” That the House of Oduduwa henceforth suspends the chieftaincy title of Maye
of Ife that was bestowed on Chief Ramon Adedoyin until further notice.
“Chief Ramon Adedoyin should not parade himself as the Maye of Ife until he
absolved himself of his disloyalty and betrayal to the stool of Ooni and the
House of Oduduwa.”
The Obalufe said Adedoyin was invited to defend himself but he shunned the
invitation. He added that the council also invited a popular Yoruba poet,
Ologundudu who they said came and disclosed that Adedoyin once invited him
to release a similar ewi to tarnish the image of the Ooni but he declined.