BREAKING: Installation Of Diaspora Obas Fraudulent, Against Tradition - Yoruba Monarchs

BREAKING: Installation Of Diaspora Obas Fraudulent, Against Tradition - Yoruba Monarchs 

Save Our Nation SON

December 7, 2024

The Yoruba Obas Forum, yesterday, condemned in strong terms, the installation of Yoruba Obas in the diaspora, saying such practice was fraudulent and alien to Yoruba culture and tradition.

The Forum, comprising prominent Obas across the South-West region, insisted that having a Yoruba Oba in a state like Dallas in the United States of America, and countries such as France, Holland and Ireland was nothing but a complete denigration of Yoruba culture and tradition.

The monarchs, in a statement by the Public Relations Officer, who doubles as the Paramount Ruler of Odo Ayandelu Kingdom, Oba Asunmo Aderibigbe, said that Yoruba tradition clearly specifies the procedures for installing an Oba in Yoruba land.

The monarchs said: “In Yoruba land, there are royal houses that are mostly qualified to appoint an Oba traditionally, and that there are procedures that must be followed to sustain the culture and tradition of our race.

“The need to condemn the ugly trend became pertinent for us as traditional rulers in order to restore the lost glory of our race and that of the traditional institution.

“Nobody can duplicate our sacred culture abroad. It is never done anywhere in the world. It is very bad when some people masquerade as an Oba in a foreign land and as the custodian of Yoruba culture and tradition, we would not allow them to misrepresent us to the world.

“However, it must be stated that there are other nationals in Nigeria like the Arabs, Indians and Chinese that are residents in Nigeria that didn’t have an Oba in Nigeria.

“Having a Yoruba Oba in the diaspora is despotic, unfortunate and always open door for anarchy among Yorubas in the diaspora.

“We condemn it totally because such practice is an aberration to our traditional institution and we are also appealing to other leading and prominent Obas in the South West to rise against the ugly trend.

“We appeal to all the embassies to stop this trend in their respective countries.We are also appealing to all Yoruba sons and daughters in the diaspora to rise against the trend that had been tarnishing the image of our race and causing unnecessary tension both within and outside the country.

“We have written several letters to the Ministry of External Affairs, but it is now time for the public to know that the Yoruba Obas Forum is not in support of having a Yoruba Oba in the diaspora and we totally condemn the bad practice as it is a complete fraud and disrespect to the traditional institution.”