The Olowu of Owu Kuta in Osun State, Oba Hammeed Adekunle Oyelude Makama, Tegbosun III, on Friday urged journalists against promoting views of any traditional that does not believe in the Yoruba cultures and traditions.
Featuring at the breakfast meeting of the South West Group of Online Publishers (SWEGOP), held in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, the monarch insisted that there was no place in Yorubaland where any king is enthroned or installed in the mosque or church.
“Stop promoting any traditional ruler that does not believe in our culture and tradition. No places in Yorubaland that any king is enthroned in the mosque or church
“Any king that said tradition is an abomination, watch him very well, he’s a misfit”, Oba Malama said.
The Osun monarch, however, urged the government to develop a policy, including financing, that would adequately strengthen traditional institution in Nigeria
Oba Makama, who was against the conferment of frivolous chieftaincy titles, also noted that as embodiment of royalty, traditional rulers should not engage in activities that would jeopardise the revered institution.
“Gone are the days when conferment of chieftaincy is to the most patriotic and loyal subjects of traditional rulers .
“Traditional institution should be properly strengthen adequately and financially. Fingers are not equal, things are not the same, the way our forefathers does it, is no longer the way we are doing it now.
“You know the Bible has two versions-the old and new testaments. In this generation, things have gone so many wrong. You must be above board to maintain standard, all these are taught in the seclusion where we called ‘Ipebi’;we were taught all these”, the monarch submitted.
