bluecircle470:
This is arrant balderdash. Nobody will rewrite the history of yorubaland on the platter of ego tripping. How on earth will anyone say alake is junior when historical and government records rate him as first among equals in ogun state. As far as the chairmanship of obas in ogun state is concerned, Alake takes precedence over the awujale. Even in federal government circles, d story is d same

erosimo:

U guys will just come online nd say rubbish. Do u have any fact to what u said?

ycat:
Well, according to both Awujale and Eleko, Alake denied saying it, so let's forgive him, he was drunk then.

ATERI:


You asking me this tells me I shouldn`t waste my time with you.

udmbat:
Ajalorun of Ijebu-Ife is far above all of them listed. Ask the ooni of ife if you dont believe me.

nokingasgod:


This is an empty rant. If you have superior argument to what the Awujale said, let's hear it otherwise shut your trap!

udmbat:
Ajalorun of Ijebu-Ife is far above all of them listed. Ask the ooni of ife if you dont believe me.

honeric01:
Yet this drunk "king" rated Oba of Benin as 3rd in their own "history" never knowing he's even a gatekeeper in their own obaship history

andersonbaba:
The only reason Alake is more popular is because Abeokuta is the capital of Ogun state. therefore, it is more developed than other areas like ijebu ode

emamos:
It is well

emamos:


http://www.punchng.com/alake-is-a-junior-king-in-yorubaland-awujale/

Blazinraj01:
You guys should continue to fight about who is a bigger king. On the day of judgement, you will realise no one is bigger, no matter who you are.

leisuretym:
EGBA NI OKO IJEBU!


EGBA NI OKO IJEBU!

EGBA NI OKO IJEBU!

EGBA NI OKO IJEBU!


BA Wa!!!

Adesiji77:
IMHO, this battle for supremacy is completely unnecessary.

I saw the following interesting comments on Punch in reaction to the story. Historians, what do you have to say? Cc: Ishilove

Comment 1
[b]"Our Obas should not allow their ego to becloud their sense of history. No Oba today in Yoruba land should cling to any claim of superiority in the light of the erosion of the power they used to wield, to the extent that none of them can travel outside their domains without the Chairman of the local government where their palace is situated knowing.
Awujale's statement describing the Alake as a junior king in Yoruba land cannot be supported by any historical record, written or verbal. The fight for supremacy among Yoruba Obas did not start today. The Akarigbo of Ijebu Remo once complained against the wearing of crown by the Elepe. To resolve this problem, the then Governor of Nigeria Sir William MacGregor, invited the Oni to Lagos in 1903 to give his ruling. The Oni listed twenty one kings as having the right to wear crown with beaded fringes. Though not necessarily in order of seniority, Alake of Abeokuta was number one on the list. None of the Obas which Awujale claims to be Alake's contemporary was on that list. The then Awujale did not object to the ruling by the Oni then, and the current Awujale cannot claim ignorance of this important historical ruling.
That 1903 visit to Lagos by the Oni marked the first time an Oni would travel outside his domain. On his departure people were weeping and all Yoruba kings stayed outside their palaces until the Oni returned. The Alake was the first Yoruba king to travel abroad (England), first in 1904 and again in 1937 before other kings started traveling abroad.
It used to be a taboo for Yoruba Obas to meet face to face until 1925 when the Prince of Wales visited Nigeria and the Obas met for the first time in Ibadan."[/b]


Comment 2
[b]"Kabiyesi Awujale completely distorted the beautiful history of Egba people he deliberately did for no good reasons and such could lead to disharmony between the Egba and Ijebu who have been living peacefully for many years in and outside Ogun state. Egba people first gained independence from Oyo when they waged war on tax collections called ISAKOLE against Oyo army and defeated them but Ijebu and Yoruba towns still remained under direct rule of Oyo by then.

The Ake people were the first settlers in Abeokuta from Orile Egba followed by Okeona, Gbagura and Owu who came after the fall of Owu orile during the war between them and Oyo in which Egba soldiers were there to support Owu against Oyo.
While some liberated Owu people followed Sodeke to live with Egba in Abeokuta others relocated to other Villages in Oyo, Ijesha and Ijebu lands, hence, there are many Owu towns in present Oyo, Osun and Ogun states, so it is very wrong and not correct to say that Egba met any other people in other three major sections in Abeokuta.

I believe many notable Egba historians will react to the report soon.
E MA D'ENA D'EGBA O, IGBA ERANKO KI D'ENA D'EKUN, EKUN BABA ERANKO!!!"[/b]

Comment 3
"there was nothing like an egba traditional ruler when the egbas left orile egba and migrated to ABEOKUTA neither do they have a crowned king.Lisabi, Lawarikan and Sodeke were great warriors that won several wars within the Yoruba arena including dahomey war.If all regarded as the leaders,if nowhere else go to Sodeke;s palace in ABEOKUTA and let he family enlighten you, were leaders of the Egba,s and it was Sodeke that eventually settled the Egba's in their present abode,he was supposed to be crowned the very first King of the Egbas but was poisoned when he accepted christianity into Nigeria as opposed to traditional way of worshiping and died in 1847 January 17th.I could take you through history but i have limited time today."

leisuretym:
EGBA NI OKO IJEBU!

EGBA NI OKO IJEBU!
EGBA NI OKO IJEBU!
EGBA NI OKO IJEBU!

BA Wa!!!

“It is important for Alake’s education to appreciate that Ijebu has been in existence for almost 1,000 years and that we are the only people that still remain in our original homestead while other Yoruba towns and villages have relocated twice or more. If only he cares to obtain a copy of the Book: ‘The Ijebu of Yorubaland 1850-1950’ by the late Prof. E. A. Ayandele, that erudite Professor of History and endeavour to read it, there, he will know who the Ijebus are and appreciate that from time immemorial and since our settlement on Ijebu soil, Ijebu was indeed a nation until 1892 when we were defeated in the Magbon War by the British colonial forces. As to be expected, the British colonial masters left no stone unturned to humiliate us for daring to engage them in a war.

“When Sir Gilbert Carter read Intelligence Reports on Ijebuland at the Home Office in London, he felt convinced that the Ijebus were a special breed. Therefore, when he later found himself as Governor of Lagos Colony, he prepared a Treaty for the Awujale to sign so as to allow the Missionaries to educate and evangelize the people as well as surrender their monopoly of trade between the coast and hinterland and for which he offered an annual payment of 800 pounds that was rejected.

“Notwithstanding the conquest, our early contact with the expatriates was quite significant and rewarding. It was during this period that our God-given commercial acumen was brought to play, resulting in enormous prosperity for the Ijebus to the envy of our neighbours.

“In conclusion, I hereby strongly admonish Alake to refrain from making such unsavoury, unguarded and unfounded statements, which if not checked, may seriously jeopardise the unity of Yoruba Obas and their people.

bigass123:
What does the current ooni know about these stuffs.. The new generation ooni is a runs man who doesn't give a f*ck about these stuffs.. I'm hoping the chiefs will keep in check though. You may not understand what I'm saying, but you should get a glimpse if you reflect deeply.

Adaure4ever:
what are the contributions of this traditional rulers to the society?

door2:
ijebu state is all what we want.