Former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s stand-up order on some monarchs in Oyo State to show respect for him is an open disparagement of the Yoruba traditional institution and an unfortunate show of disdain for the culture, norms and values of the South West people.
Since the incident happened, it has drawn the ire of some prominent Yoruba leaders and groups who condemned the former president’s order as flagrant disregard and disrespect to the Yoruba traditional institution. Some of the people and groups who faulted Obasanjo’s action demanded that he apologise to the monarchs.
What happened in Iseyin was a continuation of the unfortunate age-long battle between political office holders and traditional rulers. Political office holders should reduce or avoid situation that makes the traditional institution prone to denigration.
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