A first class Yoruba traditional
ruler in Osun State, the Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi, has
dropped his traditional dresses and adopted full regalia of an emir.
The monarch has also banished
palace idols and relocated the popular one that has been in the place to
another shrine in the town.
The traditional ruler said Iwo
was the home of Islamic scholars and that he could be regarded as an emir.
“When I was made the Oluwo of
Iwo, I was turbaned. It is because Iwo is an Islamic ancient town”, he told
Daily Trust.
“Iwo was known as ‘Geri Malami,
meaning, the home of scholars. So, this regalia is appropriate for me as the
Oluwo.”
Explaining why he banished the
palace idol, the outspoken king said: “As the monarch, I’m superior to the idol
and it cannot be competing with me in the palace.
“There is a mosque in the palace
and we can worship the God Almighty in the mosque.”
The Oluwo is not new to
controversy and once admitted that people see him that way “because I challenge
the status quo”.
Last October, he stated that he
had control over rain and could heal the sick.
In November, he declared that
President Buhari was his child.
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