Omo Naija! You don hear wetin dey happen for Oyo land? Senior Special Assistant to President Tinubu, Temitope Ajayi, don stir plenty matter with im tweet wey drop for X (formerly Twitter). E no dey play! Ajayi talk say time of imperial wahala wey follow Oyo Empire don don waka pass.
As e dey go, e no stop there. Ajayi sef add say no traditional ruler fit claim say him dey higher pass another for today Yoruba society. Na wah! This kain talk fit spark serious debate for social media. The post wey follow, na im show picture of current Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, wey no fit escape this gist!
In im words, Ajayi yan nobody fit hold Oyo Empire for neck anymore, saying, “We are no longer in the era of the Oyo Empire.” E come dey compare am to how Rome and the UK wey don rule beta part of the world no fit claim say dem still dey be overlords to their former colonies. Meaning, times don change, my people!
Wetin Ajayi dey try yan be say make dem forget the past and embrace new way of leadership. E advise say traditional rulers for South-West supposed work together, no be to dey shine their own eye alone. E claim say if dem fit respect each other, na im go make the society better for their people.
“The society will function well if the current natural rulers in Yorubaland understand their roles in modern society,” Ajayi explain. Na true talk wey dey show say if dem fit join hand, peace, unity, and development go plenty. This one nah serious call for unity wey no go follow wahala.
But no be everybody gree with wetin Ajayi talk. Some historians still dey respect Alaafin as the king wey get upper hand for Yoruba matter, while some dey shout say Oyo throne no fit dey carry the whole Yoruba race matter for head. Na dem dey yan say make we look Ile-Ife and the Ooni of Ife wey dey lead spiritually as the real authority.
This whole gist dey show how the wahala no go end anytime soon for Yoruba political space. Many dey fear say if dem no fit settle this matter well, e fit turn to big fighting ground. So, as we dey follow this matter, make we dey reason am well, no be to just dey shout! Na our heritage we dey talk about here, my people.
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