The Secretary of the Adagunodo
Ruling House in Iwo, Prince Semiu Oladimeji, has urged the Ooni of Ife, Oba
Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi to caution the Oluwo
of Iwo, Oba Adewale Akanbi.
He said the Owolo must be warned
against bringing strange traditions such as dressing or using the title of an
Emir into the Yoruba kingdom.
He said it was a show of
absurdity for Oba Akanbi to dress like an Emir and address himself as such
since the Iwo and the Oluwo were not subjugated by the Fulani.
Prince Oladimeji said this in Iwo
on Friday at a press conference to address what he described as the
“misrepresentation” of the stool and the town by Oba Akanbi.
The prince added, “It is not in
the history of Iwo to wear a crown for the Olori (queen ). Whoever wants to
become a monarch in Iwo must have lived in the town for 10 years to enable him
to be acquainted with the traditions of the people. A monarch must spend 90
days in ipebi (seclusion ) before wearing the crown.
“I met him (Oba Akanbi) for three
hours on the issue between him, the Oluwo-Oke and Chief Abiola Ogundokun. I
advised him not to confront the people with his personality. He should allow us
to handle it, but he refused.
“I have now written to the elders
three times to caution him that he should drop all the alien titles and
represent the stool with dignity.
“Waziri is not a traditional
title (in Iwoland) and the monarch should not interfere in the affairs of the
League of Imams and Alfas. The installation of Waziri is alien to Iwoland.
“If he (Oba Akanbi) fails to
change, I will sue him to make sure that the error of title of the emir that he
adopted is corrected. An oba is superior to an emir. The Iwo monarch has no
right to bear emir. We don’t have an emir in Iwo.
“I want to call on the Ooni of
Ife and the Alaafin of Oyo to caution Oba Akanbi against adopting this title
and other wrong things he is doing.”
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