Knocks, condemnations against Oluwo of Iwo for wearing Turban instead of Yoruba traditional cap

The Yoruba Youth Socio-Cultural Association has come hard with knocks and condemnation on the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba AbdulRasheed Adewale Akanbi for wearing turban instead of Yoruba traditional crown and for adopting the title of an Emir.
The National Coordinator of the YYSA, Mr. Olalekan Hammed, in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Sunday, said the Oluwo’s action could precipitate crisis in the future if not checked now.

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The monarch has been dressing like an emir and wearing turban occasionally and he again wore the turban on Saturday when he installed Yakub Abdul-Baqi Mohammed as the Waziri of Yorubaland in his palace in Iwo.
He installed the Waziri contrary to the warning given to him by the League of Imams and Alfas in South-West, Edo and Delta states that he had no such right to confer an Islamic title which cut across the entire South-West on anybody.
The YYSA leader said, “If there is animosity among the Obas, he should work towards resolving it; he cannot just take the title of an Emir. What he is doing now is contrary to the tradition and history of the throne he occupies. Oluwo is not an Islamic title, it is a cultural title.

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“We have had a Christian as the Oluwo in the past (from 1958 to 1982). What if another Christian becomes Oluwo in the future? Will he be allowed to change the title to that of evangelist or what or will he be referred to as an Emir of Iwo? It is not proper. Even the Oluwo is not in the position to install anybody the Waziri of Yorubaland because it is an Islamic title. The League of Imams has that power.
“As the Oluwo of Iwo land, he is restricted to Iwo land. Obas are custodians of culture and traditions and Oluwo should behave like one. Wearing a turban is like importing the culture of some other people into Yorubaland. He should wear the crown or Yoruba cap. What he is doing is contrary to Yoruba culture and he should lay a good example for the youths.”

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