The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi has denied requesting the sum of N20 million from Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State to fund his royal wedding.
In a statement, the Oluwo Palace clarified that Oba Akanbi never asked for financial assistance from Governor Oyetola but that he only said the ceremony is capital intensive and that it would cost around N20 million.
The statement released by Alli Ibraheem, Press Secretary to Oluwo’s Palace has it that at the date on the letter, the Oluwo was not in the state and that his secretary has no audacity, whatsoever to sign on his behalf.
“The said letter lacks basic in-house styles of Oluwo’s palace correspondence. Oluwo always append his personal signature while writing the government. Equally, the font in the letter is not our official style.
“At the said date on the letter, Oluwo was not in the state up till now. And his secretary has no audacity, whatsoever to sign on behalf of His Majesty while communicating with the government.
“The letter was orchestrated by mischievous people whose mission is to discredit the palace. Marriage is a personal affairs. There is no marriage venture too big for Oluwo to finance on his own,” the statement reads in part.
The statement, however, did not deny that the Oluwo of Iwo is getting married to a Princess of Ado Bayero dynasty from Kano Emirate.