Awujale: Ifa Council Threatens To Sue Ogun Gov’t, Late Monarch’s Household

The Worldwide Council for Ifa Faith (ICIR) has threatened to sue the Ogun State Authorities and the household of the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, for violating the authorized and laid down conventional rites of burying conventional rulers within the state.

The ICIR vowed to right what they referred to as an anomaly and a departure from the laid down conventional apply of the Yoruba tribe in giving the final respect and rites to the deceased king.

President of the ICIR, Dr. Fayemi Fatunde Fakayode, at a press convention in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Saturday, referred to the final judicial pronouncement over the matter when the late Awujale was alive.

Public Relations Officer of the Council, Mr. Ayanladun Fajemisin learn the assertion of the physique with the authorized consultant if ICIR, Barrister Ifasola Opeodu additionally in attendance.

In line with Fakayode, the judgment of the courtroom being cited by the household upheld the burial of conventional rulers in response to the customs and traditions of the Yoruba individuals as towards that of religions like Islam and Christianity.

Whereas commending the Osugbo Confraternity that was saddled with the accountability of performing the ultimate rites on any useless Awujale for his or her peaceable conduct after being prevented from doing their conventional duties, the ICIR president stated the motion of the state, by imposing an Islamic burial rites for Oba Adetona contravened half 8, Part 55, Sub-section ii of the Ogun State Chieftaincy Regulation.

“Following the latest controversy surrounding the burial rites of Oba Awujale of Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State, we on the Worldwide Council for Ifa Faith-ICIR commend the Osugbo Confraternity of Ijebu-Ode for his or her exemplary restraint and persistence within the face of adversity. That’s the truth is a advantage that aligns with the noble teachings of Òrúnmìlà.

“This poignant second reminds us that the gentleness of a lion shouldn’t be an indication of weak spot, however fairly a testomony to its knowledge and power, as embodied within the proverb ‘Yíyọ́ ẹkùn; tojo kọ́’.

“Relating to the burial rites of the late Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, it’s important to recall that the matter was settled whereas the late kabiesi was nonetheless alive, by a courtroom of legislation and with the brand new invoice handed within the state.

“Any actions opposite to this judgment and the legal guidelines of the land can be a disregard for the customs and traditions which have been the cornerstone of our heritage, there is no such thing as a doubt that the burial was not in consonance with the legislation of the state and it’s apparent that the burial association contravened Half 8, Part 55, Sub-section ii of the Ogun State Chieftaincy legislation,” Fakayode stated.

He added that the difficulty transcends a mere burial ceremony to symbolize a problem “to the very material of our customs and traditions,” stressing that “the actions taken on the occasion had been half of a bigger agenda to erode the cultural practices which have outlined us for generations and strategic plan in the direction of annihilation of our race by invaders who mischievously naturalised and whose offsprings at the moment are pursuing their forefathers’ agenda.”

ICIR urged the little kids of Ijebu-Ode and the complete Yoruba race to recognise that the establishment of Obaship shouldn’t be solely a sacred custom, but additionally a alternative that calls for respect for the individuals’s cultural heritage.

“We should acknowledge that our range is our power and that our variations are what make our tradition so wealthy and vibrant.

“We condemn the disrespect proven to the Osugbo Confraternity through the occasion by the household of the late Oba, the Authorities officers and the safety businesses involved.

“Moreover, to forestall such prevalence sooner or later, we are going to take obligatory authorized actions.”

Talking, Barrister Opeodu famous that the actions of the household of the late Ijebu-Ode monarch, the federal government of Ogun State and numerous legislation enforcement businesses within the state constituted risk to the expansion of democracy and an infringement on the basic rights of the normal believers.

“In consonance, the actions of the household of the late Ijebu Ode monarch, authorities of Ogun State, and the varied legislation enforcement businesses in Ogun State, represent risk to the expansion of democracy, infringement on the basic rights of the normal believers to their very own beliefs, an aberration to the extant legislation concerning the set up and burial of Obas and Chiefs and a State of anarchy.

“The Islamic clergies as led by the Chief Imam of Ijebu-Ode violated the legislation of the land and because of this, demonstrated the lawlessness character and nature of their faith.

“The standard establishment being a lawful establishment is guided by legislation, in contrast to Islamic faith. The traditionalists will take an applicable motion beneath the legislation to hunt treatment,” he stated.