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“Kabiyesi Ooni of Ife is our most highly respected traditional ruler from Nigeria”. —Alhaji Aliko

Aliko Dangote made this statement while introducing Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi (Ojaja 2) in Kenya during the launching ceremony of Lamu Oil refinery project.

“Kabiyesi Ooni of Ife is our most highly respected traditional ruler from Nigeria”. —Alhaji Aliko Dangote, at the inauguration of Dangote refinery in Lamu, Kenya. pic.twitter.com/PBO4vY3kES

— citykush (@citykush1) October 1, 2026

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Aliko Dangote is right.

I hope the “empirians” won’t convulse hearing this

The one when Dy follow women up and down online?

Amotolongbo:

“Kabiyesi Ooni of Ife is our most highly respected traditional ruler from Nigeria”. —Alhaji Aliko Dangote, at the inauguration of Dangote refinery in Lamu, Kenya. pic.twitter.com/PBO4vY3kES

— citykush (@citykush1) October 1, 2026

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False. Just two

1. The sultan of Sokoto
2.The oba of Benin

Are you trying to say those girls he chases around don't respect him?

Nemesis0147:
The one when Dy follow women up and down online?

All this useless kings.. no impact

One of...he wanted to say.

Na slip of tongue.

Ajehkpako4naija:
False. Just two

1. The sultan of Sokoto
2.The oba of Benin

Is Oba of Benin aware of this?

Publicize everything you get against him na .

maybe we go help your family beg am for forgiveness when hand don touch you too .

Nemesis0147:
The one when Dy follow women up and down online?

Na truth you talk Jare Dangote .

Every malam with his own kettle

You need to stop setting this man up for insults online. What's the meaning of this and to what end? What's the goal of this desperation for recognition?

Amotolongbo:

“Kabiyesi Ooni of Ife is our most highly respected traditional ruler from Nigeria”. —Alhaji Aliko Dangote, at the inauguration of Dangote refinery in Lamu, Kenya. pic.twitter.com/PBO4vY3kES

— citykush (@citykush1) October 1, 2026

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Wait o... Dangote has another refinery already.

Hmm dangote confirm am o

Shikena:
You need to stop setting this man up for insults online. What's the meaning of this and to what end? What's the goal of this desperation for recognition?

Richest Black man is talking, you are forming opinion, who born you?

This should be the topic of discussion.

adecares:
Wait o... Dangote has another refinery already.

Shey Dangote will not put himself into trouble with Northern leaders with his comment on his introduction of Ooni??

Sorry, your condition is well understood.

Amotolongbo:
Richest Black man is talking, you are forming opinion, who born you?

Shikena:
This should be the topic of discussion.

Exactly, they are busy going tribal again, I no know who tribe don help.
Imagine! Another refinery in less than how many years again

Amotolongbo:

“Kabiyesi Ooni of Ife is our most highly respected traditional ruler from Nigeria”. —Alhaji Aliko Dangote, at the inauguration of Dangote refinery in Lamu, Kenya. pic.twitter.com/PBO4vY3kES

— citykush (@citykush1) October 1, 2026

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Ooni is the most respected in his palace, not anywhere else. Dangote should stop the generalisation already.

Who told you?


As for me,

Wet in una wan hear again?

Shikena:
Sorry, your condition is well understood.

But yours can’t be diagnosed and understood 😂

Well if I say I know what to say na lie

It's like Dangite is about to open another refinery in Ile-Ife, hence the sudden praise or Ooni, when there are several traditional rulers and even emirs in the North.

Ajehkpako4naija:
False. Just two

1. The sultan of Sokoto
2.The oba of Benin

Sultan is not a ruler but a religious leader and one highly respected leader in Nigeria

Businessman. Well said. Igbo businessmen take note. Although having watched the video, it seems not to be in the context we are implying.

AdegbemiroX:
One of...he wanted to say.

Na slip of tongue.

In the context he said it, he does not need to say ONE OF. Context matters. He is in Kenya, you Nigerians can be arguing about that, to the public there in Kenya, what Dangote said needs no further adjustment.

Amotolongbo:
Richest Black man is talking, you are forming opinion, who born you?

Stop already. Most Nigerians don't feed from his money. The last I check he eats from ours. We patronise him, he doesn't patronise us, most of us. So right now we ate more important to him than he is to us.

MrSly:
Stop already. I don't feed from his money. The last I check he eats from mine. I patronise him, he doesn't patronise me. So right now I am more important to him than he is to me.

When money is everything to some people, they can't think of self esteem. It's sold already.

sofeo:
It's like Dangite is about to open another refinery in Ile-Ife, hence the sudden praise or Ooni, when there are several traditional rulers and even emirs in the North.

adecares:
Exactly, they are busy going tribal again, I no know who tribe don help.
Imagine! Another refinery in less than how many years again

Shikena:
This should be the topic of discussion.

adecares:
Wait o... Dangote has another refinery already.

Lamu is in Kenya na. Don't you know about Dangote refinery in Kenya?

sofeo:
It's like Dangite is about to open another refinery in Ile-Ife, hence the sudden praise or Ooni, when there are several traditional rulers and even emirs in the North.

So there is no traditional ruler in your own village Dangote could hold in such high esteem niyen.

Bi bi ire o ṣ fi owo ra o

Ooniriisa has always been in a league of his own. It did not start today.


He is the Spiritual Head of officially the oldest tribe in the whole of Western Africa till date and one of the few tribes with such proven archeological record of human existence till date all over the world.

He is just living up to the antecedents of past Oonirisa. May he live and reign long.

Congratulations to Alhaji Aliko Dangote, GCON.