[size=15pt]Obaship dispute rocks Yoruba community in FCT[/size]


The Obaship crisis rocking Yoruba Community in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is showing no sign of abating. In fact, it got to a level that the traditional ruler of Yoruba in the territory, Oba (Dr) Olusegun Salau, warned those he accused of sowing seeds of discord among members of the community for selfish interests, to desist from such. He even threatened that henceforth, anybody caught in the act would be handed over to security agencies for appropriate sanction.

The major contention is over who the authentic Oba of Yoruba in Abuja is. Salau had insisted that he remained the only recognised Oba and advised the contenders to embrace peace in the interest of the Yoruba race.

Oba Salau recently summoned an emergency meeting with chiefs and elders of the Yoruba community at his Kado’s place in Life Camp to find solution to the crisis. He told them that the meeting was summoned to find a way of redeeming the image of the community which he noted had been badly damaged through incessant crises and indiscipline among residents.

The Oba expressed dissatisfaction that the main reasons for the formation of the community were yet to be fully realised many years after the community was formed. ”During this period, it has been one form of crisis, mistrust, bickering, blackmail and all these have largely affected our progress and image as a community in FCT,” he told them.

According to him, “going down memory lane, you will recall that the birth of Yoruba Community, FCT came into being following my installation as the Oba Yoruba of Abuja at an event which was widely publicised and which was attended by all prominent Yoruba sons and daughters residing in Abuja.”

Oba Salau, who highlighted most of the steps taken earlier to ensure peace within the community as well as in other ethnic groups within the FCT, including the emergence of Six Area Councils’ chairmen with the appointment of an Oba as the chairman to coordinate the activities of the Yorubas in each Area Council who should report back to him, said that it was unfortunate that some members went ahead and sabotaged the efforts for selfish reasons.
He told them: “It is time to put an end to all this nonsense. Our teeming brothers and sisters resident in the FCT are looking up to us for what will benefit them just as their neighbours are benefitting from their own tribal communities. In this new era of change, we cannot continue this way; it is unacceptable to me.”

Oba Salau insisted that there was no leadership problem in Yoruba community in the FCT and said: “I am the only person so chosen by the Ona of Abaji, Alhaji Adamu Baba Yunusa as the paramount traditional ruler and leader of Yoruba Community. I am quite aware of my enormous power
“The fact that I allowed everybody to operate freely does not mean I am weak. Henceforth, I have resolved to put an end to this disgrace and embarrassments. My actions to some extend are to bring sanity and honour to the Yoruba community, FCT where it will earn us greater peace and progress,” he stated.

Oba Salau, certainly, did not stop there as he announced the prohibition of proliferation of Obaship titles in the FCT, saying that the action was in line with the authority conferred on him by the Ona Abaji and chairman, Council of Traditional Rulers in FCT, Alhaji Adamu Baba Yunusa.
According to him, “Henceforth, there is only one Obaship title in the whole of FCT, which is my own: the Oba of Yoruba Abuja, while the rest will be known and addressed as Chief of Yoruba in the respective villages as my representatives in all the satellite towns and villages and they are expected to report back to me the activities of the Yorubas in the council areas

“Anybody or group of persons that move about parading themselves as leaders of Yoruba Community in Abuja, without my knowledge, for instance, the so-called Egbe Omo-Odua Yoruba in FCT, will henceforth be dealt with and treated as fraudsters.”
“Any Chief without my approval that moves around parading himself as Chief of Yoruba in any part of the FCT, for instance, those whose certificates as Yoruba leaders do not emanate from my office, will be dealt with and treated as fraudsters,” he added.


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Millennium crazy beings. Better face what brought you to abuja and stop all these parades. If you like d title of obaship, better go bak to your state and slug it out.
Alainise, ole ole

This is craziness and utter stupidity.

There is not and there should be no Oba outside any Yoruba land.

I wonder, to what do this people hold or by what do they determine their 'Oba/Royal' legitimacy? And do they expect to be accorded their reverence actual Obas get?

This is where the Oonis, Alaafins, the Oba Binis and so on should come in and put these folks where they need to be.

Huhuhuhu, a clarion call on my igbo peeps to come and have fun here.

Lol, yorubas are jokers. I thought they don't have Oba outside yorubaland. Does it mean they want to take Gwari land in Abuja? Nonesense, instead of them to brace up for the competition in the modern global world they are hiding behind tradition to be given unfair advantage

Funny how they insult the Ndigbo about the Eze Ndigbo in their domain, but are killing themselves over same issue is faraway Abuja, Gwari land for that matter. Yeye natu

This one na correct Eze of Abuja

Oba of Ndiara-yoro-uba.

Some people don dey impersonate Yorubas

Remove their cap and check the shape of their head first

StuntingBlack:
Sincerely, I wish Yoruba Obas fire a warning to the so-called useless individual parading himself as Oba outside Yorubaland. Just look at the level of insanity displayed.

That some animals crown themselves kings in another man's land doesnt mean we should allow a set of degenerates soil our pride by watching them indulge themselves. Yoruba Obas need act fast now.!!

Rubbish. there are seriki hausawa every where including Ibadan as there are Oba yoruba everywhere. Ur envy for Igbos made u ppl start creating unnecessary issues about ezendigbo now u are talking nosense to cover ur shame.

basilo101:
Lol, yorubas are jokers. I thought they don't have Oba outside yorubaland. Does it mean they want to take Gwari land in Abuja? Nonesense, instead of them to brace up for the competition in the modern global world they are hiding behind tradition to be given unfair advantage

We don't have Obas outside Yorubaland. There's nothing like Oba of yoruba

An Oba heads a land. This man must be a jobless nuisance, Do you really think yoruba people in Abuja take him seriously?
I spend half the year in Abuja and I've never heard anything like Oba yoruba. . it's a worthless position to give anyone

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basilo101:
Lol, yorubas are jokers. I thought they don't have Oba outside yorubaland. Does it mean they want to take Gwari land in Abuja? Nonesense, instead of them to brace up for the competition in the modern global world they are hiding behind tradition to be given unfair advantage

macof:


We don't have Obas outside Yorubaland. There's nothing like Oba of yoruba

An Oba heads a land. This man must be a jobless nuisance, Do you really think yoruba people in Abuja take him seriously?
I spend half the year in Abuja and I've never heard anything like Oba yoruba. . it's a worthless position to give anyone

We also don't have Eze of Igboland. What's exactly is your point?

The Obas in yoruba land should send warning to these people parading themselves as Oba outside Yoruba lands not to call themselves an Oba again, you cannot call yourself an Oba without a crown from ile ife,no one can call himself a sultan outside sokoto talk less of the North, the Northerners will deal with them, the nonsense should stop immediately, jobless lot.

I thought Yorubas dont have Oba outside yorubaland.


Igbo leads, yoruba follow.

masseratti:
The Obas in yoruba land should send warning to these people parading themselves as Oba outside Yoruba lands not to call themselves an Oba again, you cannot call yourself an Oba without a crown from ile ife,no one can call himself a sultan outside sokoto talk less of the North, the Northerners will deal with them, the nonsense should stop immediately, jobless lot.

Does the Awujale collect crown from the Ooni of Ife? Stop spreading lies. Every Oba is independent of Ooni.

CC lalasticlala come and put this on frontpage, , these miscreants should be shamed

Afam4eva:

Does the Awujale collect crown from the Ooni of Ife? Stop spreading lies. Every Oba is independent of Ooni.

every Oba in Yoruba land is independent of Ooni, yes in fact the Ooni himself is not a king or an Oba he is more like the Pope,just like the English stopped reverting for the blessing of the Pope for her crown, the Ijebus (I don't know) might have done the same, the history in that aspect is not clear no one can claim Authority on that,but still the Awujale of Ijebuland is well recognised among the Obas in Yoruba land.
The rivalry between the Ooni and Alafin is just the same rivalry between the Pope and the Emperor of the holy Roman Empire.

masseratti:
every Oba in Yoruba land is independent of Ooni, yes in fact the Ooni himself is not a king or an Oba he is more like the Pope,just like the English stopped reverting for the blessing of the Pope for her crown, the Ijebus (I don't know) might have done the same, the history in that aspect is not clear no one can claim Authority on that,but still the Awujale of Ijebuland is well recognised among the Obas in Yoruba land.
The rivalry between the Ooni and Alafin is just the same rivalry between the Pope and the Emperor of the holy Roman Empire.

I asked you a simple question based on your assertion and here you are speaking English and giving me history lessons that i did not ask for.

lol. he could be the head of Yorubas in Abuja, but Oba? No way.

He is an impostor if the news is true.

You only need to know what or who an Oba is to realise that to call yourself an Oba of a foreign territory is like making the assertion that it was your father that killed the dead sea

nonsensical.

Olaedo1:
[size=15pt]Obaship dispute rocks Yoruba community in FCT[/size]


The Obaship crisis rocking Yoruba Community in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is showing no sign of abating. In fact, it got to a level that the traditional ruler of Yoruba in the territory, Oba (Dr) Olusegun Salau, warned those he accused of sowing seeds of discord among members of the community for selfish interests, to desist from such. He even threatened that henceforth, anybody caught in the act would be handed over to security agencies for appropriate sanction.

The major contention is over who the authentic Oba of Yoruba in Abuja is. Salau had insisted that he remained the only recognised Oba and advised the contenders to embrace peace in the interest of the Yoruba race.

Oba Salau recently summoned an emergency meeting with chiefs and elders of the Yoruba community at his Kado’s place in Life Camp to find solution to the crisis. He told them that the meeting was summoned to find a way of redeeming the image of the community which he noted had been badly damaged through incessant crises and indiscipline among residents.

The Oba expressed dissatisfaction that the main reasons for the formation of the community were yet to be fully realised many years after the community was formed. ”During this period, it has been one form of crisis, mistrust, bickering, blackmail and all these have largely affected our progress and image as a community in FCT,” he told them.

According to him, “going down memory lane, you will recall that the birth of Yoruba Community, FCT came into being following my installation as the Oba Yoruba of Abuja at an event which was widely publicised and which was attended by all prominent Yoruba sons and daughters residing in Abuja.”

Oba Salau, who highlighted most of the steps taken earlier to ensure peace within the community as well as in other ethnic groups within the FCT, including the emergence of Six Area Councils’ chairmen with the appointment of an Oba as the chairman to coordinate the activities of the Yorubas in each Area Council who should report back to him, said that it was unfortunate that some members went ahead and sabotaged the efforts for selfish reasons.
He told them: “It is time to put an end to all this nonsense. Our teeming brothers and sisters resident in the FCT are looking up to us for what will benefit them just as their neighbours are benefitting from their own tribal communities. In this new era of change, we cannot continue this way; it is unacceptable to me.”

Oba Salau insisted that there was no leadership problem in Yoruba community in the FCT and said: “I am the only person so chosen by the Ona of Abaji, Alhaji Adamu Baba Yunusa as the paramount traditional ruler and leader of Yoruba Community. I am quite aware of my enormous power
“The fact that I allowed everybody to operate freely does not mean I am weak. Henceforth, I have resolved to put an end to this disgrace and embarrassments. My actions to some extend are to bring sanity and honour to the Yoruba community, FCT where it will earn us greater peace and progress,” he stated.

Oba Salau, certainly, did not stop there as he announced the prohibition of proliferation of Obaship titles in the FCT, saying that the action was in line with the authority conferred on him by the Ona Abaji and chairman, Council of Traditional Rulers in FCT, Alhaji Adamu Baba Yunusa.
According to him, “Henceforth, there is only one Obaship title in the whole of FCT, which is my own: the Oba of Yoruba Abuja, while the rest will be known and addressed as Chief of Yoruba in the respective villages as my representatives in all the satellite towns and villages and they are expected to report back to me the activities of the Yorubas in the council areas

“Anybody or group of persons that move about parading themselves as leaders of Yoruba Community in Abuja, without my knowledge, for instance, the so-called Egbe Omo-Odua Yoruba in FCT, will henceforth be dealt with and treated as fraudsters.”
“Any Chief without my approval that moves around parading himself as Chief of Yoruba in any part of the FCT, for instance, those whose certificates as Yoruba leaders do not emanate from my office, will be dealt with and treated as fraudsters,” he added.


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I never now that yelobs will have Oba in a foreign land. I think say na only igbo

StuntingBlack:
Sincerely, I wish Yoruba Obas fire a warning to the so-called useless individual parading himself as Oba outside Yorubaland. Just look at the level of insanity displayed.
That some animals crown themselves kings in another man's land doesnt mean we should allow a set of degenerates soil our pride by watching them indulge themselves. Yoruba Obas need act fast now.!!

Imagine!

Just look at yourself