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“South West Leaders & Other Top Traditional Rulers, Caution Oba Akinruntan’s Recklessness”, Gani Adams Threatens

A few hours to his 49th birthday, the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land, Aare Gani Adams, entered a battle with the Olugbo of Ugbo kingdom, Oba Obateru Akinruntan, for allegedly installing some persons as Yoruba monarchs in Diaspora.

The furious Aare urged the South-West governors and traditional rulers to caution Oba Akinruntan before it is too late.

He had said, “This imprudence is fraudulent, a clear and present danger that can destroy our tradition if something is not done urgently. I urge South-West governors, especially Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, and Yoruba monarchs, to please call him to order immediately before it is too late.”

Adams also told HIGH SOCIETY that a similar thing happened when the Oluwo of Iwo land, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, was asked to install a Yoruba oba in France. He stated, “Rather than the Oluwo doing what the Olugbo just did, the Iwo monarch resisted and said he would never go against the wishes of the Yoruba obas. Oba Akanbi knew what was right from what was wrong.”

He added that if Akinruntan was a student of history he would know that those who tried to betray the Yoruba race didn’t end well.  He said, “Against all known laws and customs of our land, Akinruntan crowned three characters living abroad as traditional rulers. The three ‘chiefs’ have no royalty in their blood. As the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land, I want to tell Akinruntan that he only crowned these characters as chiefs in his domain, not as Yoruba obas in the diaspora, because he doesn’t have the power. It is fraudulent, an affront on our history and we will not allow anybody to distort our history.”

But the tense atmosphere was not enough to stop Adams from throwing a lavish party to celebrate his birthday at the Times Square Events Centre in Ikeja, Lagos.

At the party, which attracted influential persons, Adams said he didn’t invite people to give a long speech but to have fun. He didn’t fail on his promise as it was excitement from the beginning to the end.

Some of the guests at the event included the Iyaloja of Oyo Kingdom, Chief Adepeju Bakare; the President-General of the Nigeria Football Supporters Club, Dr Rafiu Ladipo; the President of Women Arise for Change Initiative and the Campaign for Democracy, Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin; the National President, Arewa United Consultative Forum, Alhaji Ado Dansudu; the Olowa of Igbara Oke, Oba Francis Agbede, and the Zaki of Argidi Kingdom, Oba Yisa Olanipekun.

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