I never tried to stop streaming of Moremi on YouTube – Ooni

by Araayo Akande April 29, 2020

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi has said that he never tried to stop the streaming of acclaimed stage production, ‘Moremi the Musical’ on YouTube on Sunday evening.

In a statement entitled ‘No dispute between all the descendants of Oduduwa on Moremi matters’ he signed on Wednesday, Oba Ogunwusi distanced himself from all statements that purportedly emanated from the palace that opposed the streaming, reiterating that he never authorised any of such statements.

Oba Ogunwusi, who also dissociated the House of Oduduwa from any statement that claimed it would seek redress in court over the streaming, appreciated the fruitful relationship between the palace and Bolanle Austen-Peters that birthed ‘Moremi the Musical’.

The King commended her illustrious pedigree and said the Royal Palace was open to future collaborations with her, especially given her contributions to the cultural space in Nigeria and Yorubaland.

Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II

Oba Ogunwusi also commended the Vice-Chair of the House of Oduduwa, Princess Ronke Ademiluyi and her contributions alongside Austen-Peters and former Ogun State First Lady, Mrs Funsho Amosun in realising ‘Moremi the Musical’.

Oba Ogunwusi asserted that the House of Oduduwa welcomes as many productions of Moremi as possible and asked detractors to stay off the matter.

The King’s statement reads in full: “House of Oduduwa has come to learn of a dispute between QMA under the house of Oduduwa and BAP productions over the right to stream Moremi the Musical on YouTube.

“The House of Oduduwa completely dissociates itself from all unauthorised statements purportedly issued on behalf of the House of Oduduwa seeking to condemn the streaming of the play or seeking court redress.

Princess Ronke Ademiluyi

“Mrs Bolanle Austen-Peters (She is a Princess indeed from Awujale Royal Dynasty, Ijebu-Ode) (née Afe Babalola, one of the most respected families in the entire house of Oduduwa) is a daughter of Oduduwa, and as such we cannot be in dispute with her, more so that the House of Oduduwa had a fruitful working relationship with her in creating and producing the very successful Moremi the Musical.

“Princess Ronke Ademiluyi is a princess from the source and a descendant of Oduduwa who is the ambassador to QMA initiatives.

“We recognise the value that Mrs Austen-Peters has brought to the cultural space in Nigeria, especially in Yorubaland, and we look forward to constantly working with her in the future to continue to propagate the advancement of culture, tradition and heritage of the entire Yoruba race.

bolanle austen peters

“The House of Oduduwa also recognises the impact Princess Ronke Ademiluyi has made in the fashion/culture industry space and also working along with the expertise of Mrs Bolanle Ausein Peters to bring this outstanding theatre to the public space with the great assistance of Chief Mrs Funsho Amosun – The Moremi of the entire race herself… “As the cultural custodian of Moremi story/heritage, the House of Oduduwa is happy for as many productions of the story of Moremi Ajasoro, the legendary heroine from Ile-Ife as possible.

“Detractors of any sort, kindly stay off this matter and let us all focus on developing the great heritage of our ancestors.”

Recall that controversy had erupted over the weekend following Bolanle Austen-Peters (BAP) Productions decision to stream the production first staged in December 2018 on YouTube.

The streaming happened on Sunday evening with thousands of Nigerians hooking up to enjoy it. Ooni Ogunwusi’s statement has finally put the controversy to rest.

I never tried to stop streaming of Moremi on YouTube – Ooni

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