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RCCG Pastor-Turned -Soun Of Ogbomoso & Chief Imam’s Face-Off Deepens
has written to Oba Ghandi Olaoye to inform him he is not under the Soun’s authority.
The face of between the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye and the Chief Imam of Ogbomoso, Sheik Teliat Yinus Avilara has deepened.
The Chief Imam has written to Oba Ghandi Olaoye to inform him he is not under the Soun’s authority.
The letter written on behalf of the Chief Imam by his secretary Ogunleye Sulaimon Ajasa was in response to a query from the Soun over recent actions by Sheik Avilara including going on holy pilgrimage to Mecca with informing the palace.
The Sheik in his response pointed out that his appointment as the spiritual leader of the muslim community in Ogbomoso is not a traditional title and his office is not under the control of any traditional ruler.
Oba Ghandi Olaoye is a christian and headed one of international arms of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) before was chosen and installed as the Soun of Ogbomoso.
The Chief Imam in the letter to Oba Ghandi Olaoye further explained that his response to the query from the Soun of Ogbomoso is out of respect for Yoruba culture and tradition.
The letter to the Soun of Ogbomoso by Shiek Avilara releases on Thursday, June 27, 2024, according to information monitored by SocietyNow.Ng on Ogbomoso Info reads in part “My case is that the office of Grand Chief Imam of Ogbomosoland is not a traditional title, and as such, it is not under the control of Soun of Ogbomosoland.
“My case against your majesty is still in court. And I strongly believe that when a matter is in court, the parties in the case must respect the authority of the court by abstaining from anything that may affect the case in court.
“Your majesty calling on me to revert the appointment of those Muslim brethren I installed as Grand Mufti of Ogbomosoland, Amirul Wa’izin of Ogbomosoland, Khadimul-Islam of Ogbomosoland and Kanzul ‘Ulama’ of Ogbomosoland, to immediately return to Nigeria and rectify the appointment of acting Grand Chief Imam of Ogbomosoland I made is directly related to the case in court and I think the court must be respected.”
photo credit: Ogbomoso Info
