The embattled Oluwo of Iwoland, Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has said that God is using those against his lifestyle (swag) to make him popular, insisting that he has the right as a king to bear the tag ’emir’ and other kingship titles in Nigeria.

The traditional leader recently attracted a backlash when reports emanated that he had decided to bear the tag of ’emir’ rather than the established title of ‘oba’.

The monarch flayed his critics while speaking on a radio programme on Rave FM in Osogbo on Tuesday. He said by his actions, he seeks to upgrade Yoruba culture.

“How can you abandon who you are? Can you abandon king for king? Oba is our own word. I am an Oba and I will remain Oba for life. I only said I can also be referred to as an Emir. I am the Emir of Yorubaland, I am the Igwe of Yorubaland and the Obi of Yorubaland. I can bear all titles of kings. We have to upgrade and update our traditional culture, else, we will go into extinction.”

Mr Akanbi said he has started a cultural revolution which makes him wear ’emir’ regalia sometimes. “The northern traditional rulers admired my Emir regalia whenever I put it on but (I am) not getting support from Yoruba Obas and people.

“By saying that I can also be addressed as emir, I talked metaphorically. But some ‘bad-belle’ (unpleasant mannered) people are condemning me and telling lies against me. My enemies are making me known. God is using my enemies to promote me. Some people don’t like the way I add swags. I can’t help them. I want to upgrade our culture. I promote ‘ofi’ dress and emirs love my dressing.”

The monarch has been criticised by different people and groups including Yoruba Youth Movement following his adoption of the emir title last weekend.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/263952-i-want-to-upgrade-yoruba-culture-oluwo-of-iwo.html/

This man should be ashamed of himself

Foolishness is embedded in his brain. What he did was an act of foolishness.

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Upgrade to Hausa then Fulani...Man wey no respect and promote his own culture na man?

Confused man.

This guy's madness is on an upward trajectory.

This is the Reincarnation of afonja.

He has returned to finish the job.

This man seems confused.He is still complicating issues.Who are his advisers?

If the yorubas dont do something about this guy this guy will do something about the yorubas
Saudi money sweet die..

A king who doesn't respect his people's culture and traditions is that one a king or an impostor

He needs to be dethroned, flogged in the market square to restore his bearing and run out of town.

And the chop knuckle king talked of his swags?

Shame on Iwo indigenes.

E be like say this guy is suffering from mental retardation.

He needs to be flogged with the famous destiny resetting Akure cane.

Thunder fire Ur generation. Useless slave.

limeta:
If the yorubas dont do something about this guy this guy will do something about the yorubas
Saudi money sweet die..

chai

cc lzaa onyeoga

He needs to upgrade his own brain first.

imhotep:

chai

cc lzaa onyeoga

we must simply bow to the caliphate and listen to the sultan 2geda with our emir as true omoluabis
heeboes are just jealous kikiki
cc onyeoga NdiAlaIgbo

What do you expect from a Yoruba Monarch who had adopted the slave mentality his people are known for.

The average Yoruba man is an unrepentant Northern Hausa-Fulani slave.

I can get my car with anyone on Nairaland that this Hausa/Fulani slave called the Oluwo of Iwo will invite everyone to his official turbaning before the end of the year

And it will be well attended by his fellow Yorubas.

This one na alaye area fada oba....see as im make im useless mouth....

TheFreeOne:
A king who doesn't respect his people's culture and traditions is that one a king or an impostor

He needs to be dethroned, flogged in the market square to restore his bearing and run out of town.

And the chop knuckle king talked of his swags?

Shame on Iwo indigenes.

In my place, this would never even happen; this Attention-Deficit slowpoke is not even fit for the palace gates.

But, it all goes to show that the Kingmakers bribe-taking botched the Selection Process.
The fact that they've not commenced his impeachment process also tells that Iwo must field the weakest of bitchass lazy idiott youths with cassava-flakes in place of brain matter.

The enslavement of the Yorobaas surely is hinged on the misnomer of their religious confusion & continuous identification with everything "Northern"!

Is this guy's wife not from Jamaica? They need to check the vegetable leaf they eat to make sure no be cannabis leaf.