Osogbo—The contest for the Ooni
stool has taken a dangerous dimension as a prominent figure of the Giesi ruling
house, Prince Adekanye Aderibigbe, yesterday alleged threat to his life over
his insistence that only a credible and a true prince from the ruling house
would be presented to the kingmakers for confirmation.
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Prince Aderibigbe, who spoke at the meeting of the ruling
house held at Agbedegbede Lane, More, Ife, also assured that Giesi will present
a credible candidate that would be acceptable to all to the kingmakers.
The former university don, who was flanked by members of the
committee and sub-committee saddled with the responsibility of verifying names
submitted as contestants from Giesi, said he had been repeatedly threatened
because he insisted that those who are not from the ruling house but now parading
themselves as one, would be disappointed because they would not even be
considered.
“A man has been parading himself as a member of Giesi Ruling
House and newsmen have been echoing it. He is not a member of this house. He is
not a member of Giesi.
