Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye II, the Olofa of Offa said his name was wrongly mentioned in a leaked audio between Labour Party’s (LP), Peter Obi, and Bishop David Oyedepo of Living Faith Church Worldwide.
Ob, in the leaked audio told Oyedepo he had visited the monarch. He stated while begging the cleric to help him deliver Christian votes in south west and Kwara State where Oyedepo hails from.
Oyedepo hails from Omu Aran in Irepodun local council area of Kwara State, a townlet sharing border with Offa, according to Daily Trust.
The LP presidential candidate claimed Olofa told him during his visit that no candidate had visited his palace safe him (Obi).
“East is okay, Middle Belt is okay, but places like Kogi, Kwara and Niger are worrisome,” Obi said after the cleric asked him about the regions.
“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 in the leaked audio published by Peoples Gazette.
Reacting, Olofa said his name was “wrongly associated with the political mudslinging and intrigues”.
“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.”
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“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 mischief 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,” the monarch said in a statement signed by his Principal Private Secretary, Olayinka Kadri
