Certain purported bill titled Ogun state Traditional Rulers ( Institution and Burial Rites) Bill 2020, as sponsored by Ogun state lawmaker Honorable Balogun Akeem Agbolade in which he tried to advocate strange burial rite after the demises of our Obas in Ogun stste is a sacrilege , and such law must not see the day light.
sometime ago during the 80th birthday anniversary of His Majesty Alayeluwa Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona ,Ogbagba II,the Awujale of Ijebuland, a first class king of another town, the Degburewe of Idowa, Oba Adekoya,made mention that the Awujale summoned all the Ijebu Obas to a meeting and imformed them that henceforth any Oba that joined his ancestors must be burried according to his religion, thereby eradicate the age long tradition of secrecy pertaining to the custom and tradition of Obaship burial rites
When i heard the abpve statement ,i thought it was a joke; but with rescent development i am rude shocked that our lawmakers and Obas wanted to introduce another strange doctrine to our sacred custom and tradition of Obaship institution.
An Oba is not an Imam or Bishop, furthermore any Prince that asparing to occupy the exalted stool of Obaship must know that such intuitution is a traditional one nature which are shrouded in secrecy perfomed by Osugbos and others, meaning, its uncalled for after you have subjected to the rules,, regulations, doctrines and practice of that instutuitin, such individual cannot seeing to be complaining there after, especialy after enjoyed the prestige and accolade of Obaship.
Nigeria is a secular state that recognize all religion be it Christianity, Islamic and traditional belief; hence our Obaship institution falls under the traditional belief.
According to the Oluwo of Ilu Iperu,High Chief Ifaola S.Opeodu "all our Obas voluntary joined that traditional instutuition and willfully surrendered themselves to such tradition before and after their instalation. To direct Muslim or Christian to bury the corpes of Traditionalists or demise Oba will lead to chaos ,pandemonium and state of anarchy"
Futhermore, to prevent the above looming crises in the future, this proposed bill most be throw out of the window. In addition, any Oba that feels he has tired of ISESE can abdicate the throne for the person who can keep our culture and traditional instutuition intact.
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