Tuesday, July 23, 2024 The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, says any king who is worshipping idols is a herbalist and should be made to quit their throne.
The Monarch shared this thought when
he spoke at a reception organised for him in his palace by the Iwo community on
Monday, July 22. He said some monarchs from South Western states have indicated
their readiness to join a new association he is putting together for monarchs
who do not worship idols.
A statement by Oluwo’s Chief Press
Secretary, Alli Ibrahim, obtained in Osogbo said the royal father also noted
that monarchs that would be part of the association are going to be those that
trust only in the Almighty God and went on to caution idol worshippers to stay
away from Yoruba land.
“We are here today to correct the
mistakes of the past and rewrite history, to challenge lies and lay a
formidable foundation for truth to strive. One of the purposes of meaningful
existence is to correct the mistakes of the past. It may take time, truth has
no duplicate. The glory of Yorubaland will shine again. We will clean the
throne for the prosperity of our dear land.
We have commenced cultural revolt against
adulterated monarchy. Kings worshipping idols are herbalists. They should quit
the throne. We want to make the throne, which is the head clean. When the head
is good, the body will be sound. Deity worshiping is a religion not culture.
Idol
Worshipers should stop mixing the wrong with the right. Our culture is one of
the best worldwide. Today, it has been infected and infracted by deitism. The
coordinated step to right the wrong is now. We will pursue it to a logical
conclusion.”
The statement added that selected and
interested monarchs from South Western states have registered their readiness
and would form an association of Yoruba Monarchs who trust only in Olodumare.
“We want to redirect the throne to
God was launched by Oduduwa, the founding father of the throne through a
coordinated cultural revolt against adulterated monarchy. All infractions into
Yoruba traditional institution will be checked and corrected. A prosperous
Yorubaland will rise to be envy others. We will clean the institution and
restore the glory of the institution,” Oluwo said
1 Comments
Very asinine statement from the very authority charge with the responsibilities of protecting the cultural heritage of the people.
ReplyDeleteBefore Christianity and Islam came to be, our forefathers and fathers worshipped Eledumare through several messengers.
If it is fetish to you or you feel it is in anyway idol worshipping to you, it is you who needs to abdicate the throne and pave way to culturally inclined men who understands the importance of protecting the heritage of our very existence as YORUBA!
You’re not bigger than our heritage!
Your time shall pass!