Traditional leaders in Ibadanland — including the Mogajis, the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII), Obas, Baales, and the Ibadan Compound Peace Initiative (ICPI) — have strongly condemned the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, for what they described as “reckless and disrespectful” comments directed at the Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, Ige Olakulehin I.
The backlash follows Oluwo’s rejection of the Olubadan’s assertion that the Oba River serves as the natural boundary between Ibadan and Iwo.
Oba Akanbi had dismissed the Olubadan’s claim over the weekend, labeling it as false and accusing it of being a deliberate attempt to distort historical facts, incite unrest among landowners, and provoke chaos in the disputed areas.