The Oluwo of
Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has urged monarchs in Yoruba land to throw
away the various idols in their palaces, saying God hates idolatry
Speaking to Punch in a telephone interview with their correspondent
in Osogbo, on Tuesday, Oba Akanbi said he believed that the palaces of
monarchs must be without idols, warning traditional rulers to shun
idolatry, saying God would not help any town whose monarch worshipped
other gods.
The Oluwo stated,
Our palaces must be clean and devoid of any idol. There is authority in the mouth of any monarch who is clean and who shuns idol worshiping. Our palaces must be devoid of idols.
I removed the ‘Ogun Odela’ in front of my palace and asked them to take it to Ogundigba (far from the palace) because of this. This happened about two weeks ago.
Oba must not kneel down before anybody to pray. This is a message or a warning to all the kings and let me tell them that their palaces are the habitation of God on earth. God was dwelling with us before churches and mosques were built.”
Oba Akanbi said the era of monarchs sitting back in their palaces and
expecting their subjects to bring tributes to them was long over
According to him, service to the people is necessary for any monarch to be loved by his subject.
He said Oduduwa became the greatest king in Yoruba land because of
his love and service to the people, stressing that there had not been
any leader like Oduduwa because kings had not been serving their people
the way Oduduwa did.
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