.World has heard you don’t joke about your title, says Ooni
The founding father of Afe Babalola College Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, has agreed to drop fees towards Mr. Dele Farotimi, the human rights activist presently dealing with prison defamation fees instituted by the authorized luminary.
This resolution adopted an enchantment by foremost Yoruba monarchs, together with the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and different distinguished Ekiti monarchs, who pleaded with the authorized icon to drop the costs throughout a gathering held on the ABUAD campus.
Recall that an Ekiti Justice of the Peace Courtroom just lately granted Dele Farotimi ₦30 million bail on the prison defamation case introduced earlier than the courtroom by Babalola.
Addressing newsmen round midnight on Sunday, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, mentioned Yoruba leaders and stakeholders had been following the case keenly and determined to enchantment to Aare Babalola to pardon his son, Farotimi.He recommended Aare Babalola for constructing his integrity over time, including that nobody may tarnish his title.
The monarch mentioned: “Your title is greater than silver and gold. That’s what you’ve got lived for. The entire world has seen that you simply don’t joke about your title.“You’ve got labored to construct the title, and nobody can garbage it. Dele Farotimi is your son. You’ve got handed your message that what’s within the title is silver and gold.”
In response to the enchantment by the monarchs, Babalola mentioned he had obtained a number of letters and calls on the problem, notably from notable Nigerians, together with former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and Bishop Kukah, however he had initially rejected their appeals.
Aare Babalola added that he had nothing to achieve from the imprisonment of Farotimi, saying that with the Ooni and different monarchs’ intervention, he had no choice however to accede to their request.
He mentioned he would instruct his attorneys to discontinue the case.
Different distinguished monarchs current on the parley included the Ewi of Ado Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adejuyigbe; the Ogoga of Ikere, Oba Adejimi Adu; the Oloye of Oloye Ekiti; the Ajero of Ijero Ekiti; and the Olojudo of Ido Ekiti, amongst others.
