Oluwo Denies Begging Oyetola for N20m Financial Assistance For Wedding

The Oluwo Of Iwoland, Oba AbdulRasheed Adewale Akanbi has denied soliciting for (N20,000,000.00) Twenty Million Naira from the Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola for his proposed wedding in Kano State

The letter entitled: “notification of wedding and request for financial support,” which has gone viral on the social media, was addressed to the Governor and dated February 8, 2022.

But the monarch, through his spokesperson, Alli Ibrahim, denied writing Osun State Governor for financial support for his proposed wedding.

The purported letter from the Oluwo’s reads; “I have the instruction of His Imperial Majesty, Oba (Dr) AbdulRasheed Adewale Akanbi, the Oluwo of Iwo to notify you of Oluwo’s decision to marry a princess from Kano Emirate to be precise Ado Bayero Dynasty.”

“I wish to remind your Excellency that this kind of royal wedding within two notable traditional institutions in Nigeria will require huge expenses, which necessitates the support of the state government financially and logistically.”

But, in his reaction, the Press Secretary to Oluwo, Alli Ibraheem said in a press release that “we read with total dismay a letter allegedly said to emanate from the palace of Oluwo of Iwoland seeking financial assistance on his personal affairs.

“While we commend the enlightened public for their sense of fair judgement, we want to categorically state it that the letter is fake and that it did not emanate from the palace of Oluwo.”

According to him, “the said letter lacks the basic in-house style of Oluwo’s palace correspondence. Oluwo always appends his personal signature while writing to the state government.

“Equally, the font in the letter is not our official style. Oluwo has not been around for sometime now. And his secretary has no audacity, whatsoever to sign on behalf of His Majesty while communicating with the government.

“The letter was orchestrated by mischievous people whose mission is to discredit the palace. Marriage is a personal affair. There is no marriage venture too big for Oluwo to finance on his own. Those circulating such should exercise caution. Queen is coming but not in a haste.

“We enjoin reasonable individuals to get their facts before joining the bandwagon.”

-Kunle Bakare.