Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has apologised to the paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, over his choice of words in his letter to the Awujale to debunk allegations levelled against him in the autobiography of the monarch titled: ‘Awujale: The Autobiography of Alaiyeluwa Oba S. K. Adetona, Ogbagba II’.
Recall that Obasanjo had accused the respected monarch of being a peddler of falsehood and a rumourmonger in his letter dated December 30, 2016 and addressed to the traditional ruler.
This follows an unpleasant remark about Obasanjo and his alleged use of Nuhu Ribadu’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to witch-hunt and extort Globacom Chairman, Dr Mike Adenuga, during his tenure as President.
But to douse the tension being generated by the negative publicity their face-off was getting, the former president put a call across to the Awujale on Thursday January 5 to make peace with the Ijebu monarch.
A reliable source very close to Obasanjo, who confirmed the telephone conversation between the two friends, told Saturday Sun that: “Baba Obasanjo pleaded with the Awujale not to allow the media come in between them”.
After pleading with the monarch to sheathe his sword, the ex-president then invited the monarch to honour him with his presence at the commissioning of a new mosque built within the premises of his Presidential Library in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital on February 11.
“I overheard the Awujale expressing concern over what he would tell the media if they ambush him to answer some questions on their relationship at the event, but Baba Obasanjo assured him that he would handle the media well that day,” the source was quoted as saying.
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