THE UNCHARACTERISTIC ACTION OF THE AKIOLU AGAINST THE OONIRISA-Hon Louis Akorede Awode.

'The man who pays respect to the great paves way for his own greatness' African Proverb
I woke up early this morning surfing the internet and landed on a video where the Oba of Lagos Oba Akiolu openly showed his arrogance and disrespected our Revered Ooni.
It is a sheer arrogance and an attempt to ridicule himself not the stool of Ooni. It is a known fact which is not disputable that Ile Ife is the ancestral home of all the Yorubas and Ooni is the custodian of the Yoruba heritage and culture.

Ooni is the Oduduwa of our present time. Ooni is the father to every Yoruba Oba and must be accorded with the respect he naturally deserves.
What Oba Akiolu did is an insult to himself and an insult to the entire Yoruba race. He depicts his level of civilization and education. He is even an insult to the kingmakers in Lagos that chose him to be their Oba.

What he did to Ooni of Ife in this video is totally condemnable,stupid and uncalled for.
Oonirisa may be young in age but he remains the representative of Oduduwa and custodian of Yoruba culture and heritages. Ooni isn’t known to be arrogant,his activities since his enthronment will attest to that fact.He even bent(out of respect) to greet Akiolu….what else?

INFERRED TRUTH
The New Order versus the Old Order. The Oonirisa, the Ooni of Ife is an embodiment of the new order as a Youth occupying the golden stool as the Ooni of Ife while the Oba Akiolu is the old order representing the old guard who have passed their time and looking for everything means to cease the younger generation from taken up the stool they currently occupy which they are not worth occupying.

The Oonirisa should hath doling undue recognition to some kings that are not worth his left foot and lesser in status.the Oonirisa is young but greater in rank and status. He occupies the golden stool as the Oduduwa of our time. In your aim of reuniting the Yorubas, caution and care must be taken in stooping or bending the Oonirisa's legendary status.

Louis Akorede AWODE
Political Scientist
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