A group comprising royal fathers from Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo, Ekiti, Kwara, and Kogi States has insisted that the manner in which ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo ordered monarchs present at the project inauguration in Iseyin, Oyo State, last Friday was condemnable.

The royal father, under the aegis of the Yoruba Obas Forum, subsequently demanded a public apology from the ex-president.

Obasanjo at the event had berated the monarchs for refusing to rise in welcoming Governor Seyi Makinde, noting that the action of the royal fathers was tantamount to disrespect for the office of the governor.

Displeased by how the monarchs treated Makinde, Obasanjo ordered them to rise from their seats, which they responded to.

The action of the ex-president, however, attracted severe criticism, but while explaining why he ordered the monarchs to stand up, Obasanjo, in a statement, said the governor, being the one recognised by the constitution as the highest in ranking at the state level, deserved respect from the monarchs.

But Yoruba Obas Forum, in a statement signed by its President, the Molokun of Atijere in Ondo State, Oba Samuel Adeoye, and the General Secretary, who is also the Olukotun of Ikotun-Ile in Kwara State, Oba Abdulrasaq Abioye, on Tuesday, said Obasanjo’s outburst was an affront and an intentional desecration of revered traditional stools in Yorubaland.

The statement further read in part, “On behalf of the entire Yoruba Obas, we are using this medium to call upon the former President of Nigeria (Obasanjo) to immediately apologise to monarchs from Oke-Ogun Zone for his undeserved remarks over his claim that they failed to stand up when the governor (Makinde) and himself climbed the podium at the commissioning of LAUTECH’s College of Agricultural Science and Renewable Natural Resources, Iseyin.

“The forum also noted that even if the Obas acted in breach of the Act of Precedence of 1999, Obasanjo should have noted it in his speech rather than scolding them like pupils or military recruits.

“We think respect should be earned, not demanded. An injury to one is an injury to all. Yoruba traditional institutions are not like military setups that anyone can command at will.

“We condemn this act by Obasanjo, and we call for his public apology to all the disgraced Obas and the entire Yoruba people by extension without further delay.”

Alchemy528:
The demand for a public apology from Obasanjo by Yoruba Obas reflects the significance of reconciliation and accountability in leadership."

accordadoga26:
Even if that OSU apologizes, we won't take it from him.

He has to appease the gods with 10 tubers of yam, one black he-goat, one male fowl and one pig before his apology will be accepted.

We are Omoluabis, we don't eake our parents and kings with sidekicks. We don't celebrate or tolerate ill-manners

chiagozien:
You're correct.




We are not like them,we only mine our parents skul?ls

accordadoga26:



Says someone whose tribesmen are Constituting nuisance home and abroad as dubious people. Only 5% of you people are not dubious.

Ndi cocaine pushers

Out of 1000 acclaimed billionaires in the east, only 25 have clean money. The remained 975 got their wealth through cocaine pushing, ritualism/occultism, fraud or armed robbery.

You are well known home and abroad as dubious people. Only 5% of you people are not dubious.

Ndi chestbeaters always chest-beating with ill-gotten wealth

accordadoga26:



Says someone whose tribesmen are Constituting nuisance home and abroad as dubious people. Only 5% of you people are not dubious.

Ndi cocaine pushers

Out of 1000 acclaimed billionaires in the east, only 25 have clean money. The remained 975 got their wealth through cocaine pushing, ritualism/occultism, fraud or armed robbery.

You are well known home and abroad as dubious people. Only 5% of you people are not dubious.

Ndi chestbeaters always chest-beating with ill-gotten wealth

Alchemy528:
The demand for a public apology from Obasanjo by Yoruba Obas reflects the significance of reconciliation and accountability in leadership."