A major chief in Ijeshaland in Osun State on Sunday described as meaningless and of no symbolic value the pointing of walking sticks at President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday at the palace of Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuade.
This was just as controversies and mixed interpretations have greeted Saturday’s symbolic endorsement of President Goodluck Jonathan by traditional rulers in Osun State.
The Nigeria Politics Online gathered that the Awise of Ijeshaland is a high ranking traditional chief under the Owa of Ijeshaland, Oba Aromolaran. Oba Aromolaran was also present at the meeting with Jonathan.
While some have described the symbolic pointing of the royal fathers’ walking sticks at the President as a bad omen, others have said the act is a double-edged sword that could be either curse or blessing.
A tradition ruler from the state who spoke with our correspondent on condition of anonymity on Sunday said he and a few other traditional rulers did not attend the meeting for which they were invited by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuade to honour President Jonathan.
The monarch, who said his role as a royal father prevents him from dabbling into issues of politics openly said he and some other monarchs in the state preferred to attend a more important ceremony in another part of Osun on that day adding that he did not believe in Jonathan and so could not be part of the ceremony to endorse him.
“You know the walking stick is meant to touch the grounds. Traditionally, any royal who is sincere and really wants to pray would not use his walking stick. His horsetail is the true symbol of blessing to a person.
“My mind tells me that it’s either those Obas present knew deep in their heart that they did not believe in Jonathan and so could not be using their horsetail to bless him or they deliberately set him up for bad luck.
“I must remind you that we once used that walking sticks for a governor one time in the state and that was when we knew his time was up in the state and truly his time was up and he was booted out,” the royal father said.
Theirukere, the horsetail is used for both blessing and curse. If you use the tail of the horsetail, it is curse. If you use the head of the horsetail, it is blessing.
Speaking with our correspondent on the phone on Sunday, the Awise of Ijeshaland, Chief Idowu Awopetu, said the use of walking stick to pray for someone is not known to Yoruba Obas.

“The one you are referring to in which some of the Obas in Osun pointed their walking sticks at President Goodluck Jonathan has no meaning in traditional blessing. It is just a walking stick.
This walking stick is useless, baseless, with noting, no power there. As a traditionalist, we call itOpa Itile. It’s just for the kings to walk around. If itsIrukere, it is used for both cursing and blessing. There are two ways to use it. If you use the bottom (tail), is is curse. If you use the head, it is blessing. Instead of them pointing their walking sticks at the President, they should have used thatIrukere(horsetail). So it is useless.

http://nigeriapoliticsonline.com/ijesha-high-chief-awise-of-ijeshaland-counters-osun-obas-over-walking-stick-blessing-says-act-symbolizes-nothing/

They didn't mean to bless him. GEJ's antecedents show that he does not deserve the blessings but curse from any serious minded (Yoruba) traditional ruler.
No one prays for his enemy to retain his upper hand status or become more powerful.

Let him get his "blessings" from the ex-convicts and rascals that he has pardoned & empowered.

Vote GMB
Vote APC!

Anyhow jare

The reason most people get conned by 419ers is because of their greed and desperation. Jonathan now embodies both and is being conned by every known creature in the land.

Back to sender.

Who God has blessed no man can curse!

Pity JonaTANians in their usual foolishness hailed the move they never knew their principal was being played on and foolishly edged on in his mumuism.

Every Yoruba son or daughter knows a King bless with his irukere by placing it on your left and right shoulder.

Same thing happened in the palace of the AWUJALE to show those who called him a CHRISTIAN that he is not a spirit filled one.

JonaTAN is seen as a MUGU that must pay in the SW and he is sure paying infact in HARD CURRENCY.
HE WON'T WIN A SINGLE STATE IN THE SOUTH WEST.

wakacome:
Goodluck jonathan the greatest mugu on earth...

Na GOD send am go enter one chance because of his foolish desperation to remain in power??

You see why we see you people as disloyal and betrayers?

Goodluck is a politician campaingning for reelection and as such has taken his message to the people through their traditional heads.

Has buhari deemed it fit to consult with your obas? Is that not a sign he considers them irrelevant?

This is how you fools marginalized yourselves and blame GEJ for it.

Keep believing the lie of change.

When and NOT if Jonathan is reelected I pray una pathological hatred, jealousy and collective foolishness will not abate.

GBTYO:


You see why we see you people as disloyal and betrayers?

Goodluck is a politician campaingning for reelection and as such has taken his message to the people through their traditional heads.

Has buhari deemed it fit to consult with your obas? Is that not a sign he considers them irrelevant?

This is how you fools marginalized yourselves and blame GEJ for it.

[b]"Dem no dey beg urine make e smell" which means honest obas will support who they will support and if you like consult them from now till eternity nothing will happen..only dishonest obas can be bribed in order to win their support.... When did obas turn into GOD that they must be consulted??and what has loyalty got to do with a desperate man who goes from one shrine to another,from one church to another,from one mosque to another just because of his foolish desperation to get votes at the election??why can't he allow his so called transformation agenda do the talking for him??if he has done well then why is he trying to beg/bribe people for votes??if he deserves a vote he will get it and if he does not deserve it he will not get it.........let me tell you buhari don't need to consult all the obas in the south west before he can be accepted,do you know why??the reason is because even the obas want change!!!the honest obas who care about their people are tired of the useless government led by the clueless man called badluck senseless ebele jona*daft jonathan!!!!!deal with it...lastly why are you crying than the bereaved[/b]

pendy79:
Pity JonaTANians in their usual foolishness hailed the move they never knew their principal was being played on and foolishly edged on in his mumuism.

Every Yoruba son or daughter knows a King bless with his irukere by placing it on your left and right shoulder.

Same thing happened in the palace of the AWUJALE to show those who called him a CHRISTIAN that he is not a spirit filled one.

JonaTAN is seen as a MUGU that must pay in the SW and he is sure paying infact in HARD CURRENCY.
HE WON'T WIN A SINGLE STATE IN THE SOUTH WEST.

amen

A tradition ruler from the state who spoke with our correspondent on condition of anonymity

I had to stop at this point. The APC trade mark.

GBTYO:


You see why we see you people as disloyal and betrayers?

Goodluck is a politician campaingning for reelection and as such has taken his message to the people through their traditional heads.

Has buhari deemed it fit to consult with your obas? Is that not a sign he considers them irrelevant?

This is how you fools marginalized yourselves and blame GEJ for it.

Keep believing the lie of change.

When and NOT if Jonathan is reelected I pray una pathological hatred, jealousy and collective foolishness will not abate.

Ode, the Obas have told him to take his message to the people and stop bothering them. Why does he keep returning to them?

6 visits to Yorubaland alone in 4 weeks, haba!!!

Meanwhile zero town hall meeting in all his 6 visits.

GBTYO:


You see why we see you people as disloyal and betrayers?

Goodluck is a politician campaingning for reelection and as such has taken his message to the people through their traditional heads.

Has buhari deemed it fit to consult with your obas? Is that not a sign he considers them irrelevant?

This is how you fools marginalized yourselves and blame GEJ for it.

Keep believing the lie of change.

When and NOT if Jonathan is reelected I pray una pathological hatred, jealousy and collective foolishness will not abate.

How many Obas did GEJ consult in 2011 before he won the election with landslide margin? You see, GEJ has forgotten his covenant with God and people of Nigeria. He is now seen running from pilar to post bribing all kind of people on his way, those who are actually deceiving him. Look at it, how many people did he have to bribe in 2011 before Nigerians went heel over head in giving him their support?

How a man could exhaust good-luck in so short a period!

Gej don enta 1 chance sha, see as yoruba Obas collect im moni and point ordinary stick to im disguising as if dey are really blessing, na Otuoke sure pass for Gej
Sai Buhari
aso rock awaits u com may 29

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GEJ in January


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GEJ in february ending .


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GEJ by March 22nd

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GEJ in January


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GEJ by March 22nd

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Another king Saul.

is good to be an oba. see as gej showered them with dollars. i doubt if the tanbot rats get up to 30k per month for selling their souls

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guy u funny die tor that pics

This is the right way Obas pray for people. This is Fashola in 2007. Those Obas and Baales don scam Oga Jonah, waste of dollars.

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stop it

GEJ enter one chance.