The Ooni of Ife palace has debunked the divorce of Olori Naomi Silekunola from Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi.
The divorce news hit the airwaves yesterday after a post on the Queens verified Instagram page announced the separation.
The palace has since denied knowledge of the post, probing possible hacking by mischief-makers.
Ooni and Olori are not Divorced
The Director of Media and Strategy to the Oba, Moses Olafare, speaking to the media, said the king and his Queen went to bed as husband and wife.
He noted that divorce in marriage involves two parties, as an agreement has to be made.
“Separation is a two-way affair; it is not something that is announced by one party. The announcement of separation is subject to agreement by both parties.” Olafare said.
He added that if it were true, the Queen posted on her Instagram page that she is no longer with Ooni; they will look into it to see if the page belongs to her and why she made such a move.
Olafare said the palace is unaware of the divorce, noting that marriage is a private affair, no matter how well known the parties involved.
The media aide said an investigation would be carried out, “but as I said, all of us just woke up to read about the separation on social media.”
He also noted that Ooni was already packaging a special gift for his Queen, and if you’re separating from someone, you will not do that.
“I knew that Kabiyesi was putting a special Christmas gift together for her. If he is not in love with her, he cannot be doing that. The Christmas gift has been delivered to her already.”