Ooni Of Ife Reacts To Report Of Visiting Emefiele In Kuje Prison

Ooni Of Ife Reacts To Report Of Visiting Emefiele In Kuje Prison

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has refuted circulating news suggesting that he visited the embattled former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, at Kuje prison.

The monarch’s spokesperson, Moses Olafare, clarified in a statement to Vanguard on Wednesday that Oba Ogunwusi’s presence at the correctional facility was at the behest of a Non-Governmental Organisation, Hopes Alive Initiative (HAI), owned by one of his wives, Queen Temitope. The HAI focuses on advocating for correctional centers.

Olafare explained that the program, organized in collaboration with the Kuje correctional authority, aimed to instill hope in inmates regarding their reintegration into society after completing their terms. Ooni of Ife’s participation was part of the commemoration of his eighth anniversary.

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“The intent of those spreading the news was to blackmail the monarch; there is nothing hidden about the event. In any case, the king never met Emefiale because it was an official event organised by the NGO in conjunction with the Kuje Correction Centre.

“The programme centres around giving hope to the inmate that, after serving out their terms, they still have hope to reintegrate back to the society. The Arole Ooni was invited to chair the event in commemoration of his eighth anniversary on the throne.

“What is exclusive about a public programme where different public figures spoke and representatives of the inmate also spoke? How then did the Ooni manage to meet Emefiele?

“We must be careful with how people spread falsehoods about people. The video of the event is available to the public. I am not even sure Emefiele attended the programme because he is only in detention and not an inmate yet, so why link the programme to Emefiele? It is simply to achieve  blackmail, he added.

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