Olu of Orile Kemta Rebukes Fayose Over Insult to Former President Obasanjo

Olu of Orile Kemta Rebukes Fayose Over Insult to Former President Obasanjo

The Olu of Orile Kemta, Oba (Dr) Adetokunbo Tejuosho, on Tuesday strongly condemned former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose over his insulting message to former President Olusegun Obasanjo following the ex-president’s remarks at Fayose’s 65th birthday celebrations in Lagos.

In a statement titled “A Royal Rebuke to Ayo Fayose”, Oba Tejuosho described Fayose’s message as “unguarded, uncultured, and unwarranted,” warning that the former governor would have to contend with the law of karma in the near future.

Fayose had on Monday criticized Obasanjo, calling his comments irresponsible and stating that the 89-year-old former president “belongs in the zoo.” He also demanded that Obasanjo return money allegedly sent to facilitate his attendance at the event.

Reacting, Oba Tejuosho said Fayose’s words revealed “hollowness and haughtiness,” emphasizing that Obasanjo is not only a former military head of state and two-term president from 1999 to 2007 but also a global statesman and father of Yorubaland.

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“Mr. Fayose, your recent message to our Baba Obasanjo was not courage, it was simply a reckless and unguarded noise,” the monarch said. “You dare speak to a general while standing on ground his service, sweat, discipline, and sacrifices helped secure. You throw stones at a colossus while standing barefoot on a hill he built.”

Oba Tejuosho noted that Fayose’s words did not diminish Obasanjo’s legacy but instead amplified his own “irrelevance” and “poverty of wisdom.” He reminded Fayose that he had benefited from Obasanjo’s mentorship, which helped him become governor in 2003.

The monarch criticized Fayose for publicly insulting Obasanjo rather than addressing disagreements privately and warned about the long-term consequences of such actions.

“General Olusegun Aremu Okikiola Obasanjo is an institution, a legacy, and a chapter of Nigeria’s story that cannot be edited by the pen of your weightless bitterness. Posterity will not forgive you, and karma will call at your door in your old age,” Oba Tejuosho said.

Olu of Orile Kemta Rebukes Fayose Over Insult to Former President Obasanjo