Members of the Obalefun media team has reacted to misrepresentation arising from Monday’s visit of Obalefun of Lagos, Mr. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II by some politically instigated bloggers.

In a statement, the team said: “We have been inundated with several calls by goodhearted Yoruba and non-Yoruba friends of the Lagos blood of the soil as what was being peddled around that he was kicked out of the Ooni’s palace on the said date.

While not joining issues with anyone for whatever reason, this is to assure supporters, friends and fellow indigenous Lagosians who see and continue to see Rhodes-Vivour as their only and authentic renewed hope they believe is capable of leading them to their socio-cultural and economic destination of choice anytime now or in the near future.

They should also be assured that at no time will Obalefun be distracted from his commitment to the people of Lagos by any malicious and mischievous rumour mongerings.

As such, it is important for us to simply debunk and dismiss the information that he was kicked out of Ooni of Ife’s Palace during the visit not only as fake, wicked and lacking the Yoruba spirit but, more despicably, as disrespect to the position of the Ooni himself, who is custodian of the customs and traditions of The Source.

For the avoidance of doubt, Obalefun Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, as a respected Yoruba son from the IBILE Eko of the Popo Aguda area of Lagos Island in Lagos State, was upon his arrival accorded his due respect and was as such ushered with honour into the presence of the Ojaja II.

They both had chats together and the meeting ended on good note and the guest departed the palace and returned to his base in Lagos, safely. It must be noted that the Ooni is not a politician and no political foot-soldier or political commanders themselves must politicise any audience he grants to any bonafide Yoruba son or daughter from any part of the country.”