The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, on Tuesday, held a closed-door meeting in Ibadan with the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, in respect of his rift with Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The meeting was conveyed to resolve the lingering strained relationship between the two prominent Yoruba political leaders.
The meeting, held at a private residence of the Alaafin of Oyo in Ibadan, lasted for about two hours.
The meeting was said to be a first step toward finding a lasting reconciliation between the two political gladiators, Tinubu and Aregbesola.
A source closed to the meeting told newsmen that after consultations, the leaders agreed to move to the next stage of the meeting, which would be held at a later date.
Aregbesola, had in the build-up to February 2022 governorship primaries of APC in Osun State, allegedly disparaged Tinubu for taking sides with Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State, his nephew.
A source told newsmen in Ibadan that Aregbesola had asked the traditional rulers to resolve his feud with Tinubu, who is eyeing the presidential ticket of APC in 2023.
The source said: “Rauf Aregbesola came before the Ooni; after he entered, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi joined shortly.
“Nobody was allowed to enter. Nobody was briefed. They later finished and entered their cars. All those photos you see online were taken by their aides.”
