The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba
AbdulRasheed Akanbi, has revealed that he refused to perform some traditional
rites before ascending the throne.
In an interview with Punch, the
monarch said some of the rituals were against his belief.
“There were some rites they would
ask you to perform. But there were some I told them I could not perform because
they were against my religious belief.
“There were some rites that did
not conform with my religion and I did not perform those ones.
“Whether you perform the rites or
not, the day the government announces you as the king, that is settled. That is
why God made me the king, there are some things that we need to sieve out of
our rich culture,” he said.
When probed further on the number
of days he stayed in seclusion, the king said: “I spent the number of days I
was supposed to spend there. I did everything I was supposed to do. I did all.
“Those ones are not for public
consumption. Those things that happened there were just for me and not to be
relayed to the public. I can’t ask you some certain things now. I can’t ask you
how you did certain things in your own house.”
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