Ademola Adeleke, the governor of Osun State, has refuted rumors of snubbing Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, from an event.
As previously reported by Gistlover , a video that went viral on the internet showed Adeleke teasingly ignoring Ooni as the king extended his hand to welcome him.
But many felt it was insulting to the Ooni when the governor came back to greet the monarch.
Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, claimed in a statement that the opposition’s agents had altered the film in response to the fury the footage had caused on the internet.
The public was urged by Alimi to disregard the altered footage.
The statement reads: “The attention of the Osun State Government has been drawn to a doctored video being circulated on social media by agents of the opposition and fake news peddlers.
“Governor Ademola Adeleke and Ooni of Ife, HRM Oba Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II enjoy the best of relations, as evident by the cordial exchange of pleasantries at the Palace of Osemawe of Ondo at the coronation of Senator Olubiyi Ajagunla.
“We are by this medium appealing to members of the public to disregard the doctored video in its entirety while we have uploaded the original videos for public consumption.”