Olofa Of Offa
Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye II, the Olofa of Offa, has reacted on the allegedly leaked conversation between Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate, and Bishop David Oyedepo, the general overseer of the Living Faith Church International, also known as Winners Chapel.
In an allegedly leaked phone call between Obi and Oyedepo, the voice purporting to be that of the former governor of Anambra State pleaded Oyedepo for assistance in winning over Christians in the South-West and Kwara State.
The voice claimed on the audio to have spoken with the Olofa, who he said informed him that presidential hopefuls had never paid him a visit.
A claim that the Labour Party and Oyedepo have since refuted.
The Olofa claimed that his name had been “wrongly connected with the political mudslinging and intrigues” in a statement signed by his principal private secretary, Olayinka Kadri.
He said, “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.
“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.”
