“I bl@me the traditional rulers for obeying his order,” Olúwo of Ìwó tackl£s former pres. Obasanjo for ordering Oyo monarchs to stand up to greet him at a recent event in Iseyin

It should be recalled that in a trending video, Obasanjo had ordered some Yoruba traditional rulers in Oyo State to stand up and greet him. He scolded them, saying wherever a governor or President is sitting, traditional rulers must show them respect.

However, Oluwo, in a statement made available to newsmen in Osogbo by his media aide, Alli Ibraheem on Saturday, September 16, 2023, blamed the traditional rulers present at the event for obeying Obasanjo’s order.

The monarch said Obasanjo ought to have shown some respect on dealing with traditional rulers, saying monarchs were God’s representation on earth, and that such a thing would not happen if he were around.

“I trust myself and my stool. At d£ath, there are certain things my soul will not take let alone when alive, active and kicking.
I only blame the monarchs who stood in obeisance to such an ignoble act and desecration of traditional institutions from the old man. Respects should be earned not demanded.

Traditional rulers respect their subjects too. There is a way respect is accorded to people of old age and position by monarchs. Kingship is an institution of God. As such, relating with kings requires a high sense of modesty, courtesy and respect.

The display by the former president of Nigeria, General Obasanjo was an affront, an intentional desecration and sacrilege against revered stools of Yorubaland.

An inj¥ry to one is an inj¥ry to all. Yoruba traditional rulers are not uniform men anyone can command at will. I don’t blame him, those royal fathers who stood up to obey such an embarra§§ing direction are to be blamed. [continue reading on next slide]