OPINION: The Timeless Authority of the Ooni of Ife Cannot Be Challenged

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By Pelumi Olajengbesi Esq. As a legal practitioner who has studied questions of legitimacy, sovereignty, and the jurisprudence of cultural institutions, I find the recent ultimatum reportedly issued by the Alaafin of Oyo to the Ooni of Ife over the conferment of the title Okanlomo of Oodua on Chief.

By Pelumi Olajengbesi Esq.

As a legal practitioner who has studied questions of legitimacy, sovereignty, and the jurisprudence of cultural institutions, I find the recent ultimatum reportedly issued by the Alaafin of Oyo to the Ooni of Ife over the conferment of the title Okanlomo of Oodua on Chief Dotun Sanusi, a respected Yoruba son and accomplished businessman, to be, with respect, wholly gratuitous and constitutionally unsound. Beyond its surface provocation, it constitutes an impermissible assault on the very foundation of..For More Details, Read The Full Story Here.

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