Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, and the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, have berated former Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, over a reported plot to dethrone Ladoja as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland.
The duo, in separate reactions through their media aides, described the alleged plot as an unfounded and baseless rumour.
The former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, wrote on his X handle that Governor Seyi Makinde was plotting to remove Ladoja as Olubadan of Ibadanland.
He also stated that Ladoja would be issued a query for not attending the elevation ceremony of High Chief Sharafadeen Ali to the status of Obas in Ibadan last week.
When contacted, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Prince Dotun Oyelade, said the government had never contemplated, discussed, or planned such an action.
He said, “By now, Nigerians know who and what to believe, especially when the information comes from a particular quarter.
“Oyo State Government has never contemplated, discussed, or planned such an action.
“There has to be a credible motive for every government action, and this, coming from the unofficial spokesman of our opponents, is better put in the refuse dump where it belongs.
“Desperate politics foists thoughtless propaganda and reduces democracy into a joke.”
Also, the media aide to Oba Ladoja, Adeola Oloko, described the statement credited to Fayose as an unfounded and baseless rumour.
He said there is no rift between Governor Makinde and the monarch to warrant such claims.
According to him, “It will be most unfortunate if it is not a rumour.
“I don’t see any cause for friction between Governor Makinde and the Olubadan of Ibadanland.”