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Alake Replies Awujale by Gazzy88(m): 8:07am On Mar 15, 2016 |
ABEOKUTA — The Alake and Paramount ruler of Egbaland, Oba Michael Adedotun Gbadebo, has replied the Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, over his comment on the ranking of Yoruba Obas, describing the Awujale’s comment as indecent and uncivil. The Alake spoke through his Adviser on Media Affairs, Chief Lai Labode, accompanied by Egba Council of Chiefs at a conference at the paramount ruler’s palace in Abeokuta, yesterday. He said: “The Alake’s reply was predicated on the self- indulgence of our respected monarch to churn out outright historical falsehoods in the presence of knowledgeable Nigerians.” The Alake, whose speech, entitled Putting the record straight: Egba’s response to Awujale’s allegations, said he believed that Awujale’s audience would have taken his attempt to rewrite contemporary history as his personal views: “we feel compelled to state the facts for record purposes,” he said. Oba of Lagos Meanwhile, Oba Rilwanu Akiolu of Lagos has cautioned Yoruba traditional rulers against making statements capable of causing disaffection among the various traditional institutions in the country, stating that emphasis should be on fostering peaceful coexistence. Akiolu, who said this yesterday in Lagos when the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli, visited him at his palace, said it was not in the place of traditional rulers to make statements that could lead to disharmony. He said: “By the grace of God, I pray for peace and progress. Olu of Warri, this is your home. It shall be well with you. God will grant you a peaceful and prosperous reign. You were not poor before you became the Olu, I have been blessed more than I was before I became the Oba, and you will also be blessed beyond measures. “We, Yoruba Obas, are not supposed to be making inflammatory statements. All the Yoruba Obas should refrain from making statements capable of causing disunity. God gave us one thing in this Lagos; all those who make progress in this country started from Lagos. There is nowhere in Lagos we discriminate against anybody.” Awujale had, last week, attacked the Alake over the ranking of Yoruba Obas, describing the Alake as a junior and inexperienced Oba in Yorubaland. Awujale was reacting to the comment on the ranking of Yoruba Obas where he was categorised as the last Oba out of five prominent Obas in Yorubaland, saying Alake had quoted wrongly from the 1903 government gazette. The Alake, who received the new Ooni of Ife, Oba Ogunwusi Adeyeye at his palace on February 7, had said: “Ooni is one of the five principal Obas in Yorubaland. The others are in order of the way they are classified on a supremacy basis. “After the Ooni is the Alaafin of Oyo; after the Alaafin is the Oba of Benin; after the Oba of Benin, is the Alake of Egbaland and the fifth, and by no means the least, is the Awujale of Ijebuland.” This statement did not go down well with the Awujale as he replied the Alake, blasting him for categorising him as the fifth prominent Yoruba Oba. Lugard’s salary scale However, in his reply to all the allegations raised by Awujale against him, the Alake, in the speech which was signed by the Balogun of Egbaland, Chief Sikirulahi Atobatele, and read by his media aide, said the intention of the Egbas was not to whip up any controversy or demean anybody. Rather, it is always to educate the public by stating the fact of history and for record purposes. In his defence, the Alake buttressed his ranking above the Awujale, going to the archives to quote Lord Lugard’s Grading and Salaries of Obas in the Southern Province. It revealed that the two First Class monarchs were on different salary scales, which showed that the Alake was receiving £2,250, while the Awujale was receiving £1,700. They gave the source of the information as Page 4, paragraph 4, Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Federal Ministry of Information National Archives, Files Nos. 33044, CSO 26, letter SP 11828120, Secretary’s Office, Southern Province, Enugu, January 31, 1938. On the allegation by the Awujale that the Alake quoted wrongly from a 1903 government gazette, which was a newspaper publication, the statement said: “Alake quoted government Gazette, Colony of Lagos, Saturday, February 20,1903, page 100, paragraph 16. Gazette is a subsidiary legislation, which has force of law and, therefore, a public document available for verification.” On the allegation that Awujale made several calls to Alake to confirm if Alake actually made the statement on Yoruba Obas ranking and that the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, contacted the Alake on same issue and he denied, the statement said: “Both the Awujale and Oba of Lagos actually called Alake on the ranking of Yoruba Obas. Alake responded that his ranking was supported by documentary evidence and he, therefore, stands by his position.” On the allegation of the authority that categorised the Yoruba traditional rulers, the statement said: “The then Ooni of Ife did at the Central Native Council meeting, which was chaired by the Governor- General, His Excellency, Sir William Macgregor, at Governor House, Lagos in 1937. “Those in attendance included the Ooni of Ife, Alaafin of Oyo, Oba of Benin, Alake of Abeokuta and Awujale of Ijebu-Ode.” On Egba forest On the allegation that the Alake was a junior Chief in Egba forest and that he fled to Ibadan under the territory of Alaafin, after which he was sacked by Ijebu army and that the Alake fled to Abeokuta where he met the Osile, the Olowu and the Agura and Olubara who had previously settled in Abeokuta before him, the statement said: “20 Alakes had reigned in the Egba forest prior to the founding of Abeokuta in 1830. “There was no Alake that fled to or took refuge in Ibadan. The Egbas arrived and settled in Abeokuta mainly in 1830. The first Alake in Abeokuta was installed in 1854 , followed by Olowu in 1855, the Agura in 1870 and the Osile in 1897.” Before independence The Alake further explained that he had been ranked above the Awujale long before independence. He said: “By the Egba United Government Proclamation of February 1, 1898, approved by the then governor of Lagos, the Egba cabinet was as follows: The Alake was President, the Osile was Minister of Justice, the Agura was Minister of Communication and Works and the Olowu was Minister for Finance.” On the allegation that Alake was a junior Oba like those under the Awujale in Ijebuland and that the Alake’s control since he arrived Abeokuta in 1830 was restricted to Ake section of Abeokuta, the statement read: “Just as there were the Awujale of Ijebu-Ode, the Akarigbo of Sagamu, the Soun of Ogbomoso, the Olowo of Owo, Oba of Lagos and so on, there was the title Alake of Abeokuta. “Alake is only comparable with the Awujale only now that they are both paramount rulers and rotational chairmen of Ogun State Traditional Council of Obas. Historically speaking, Alake was higher by salary differentials paid by colonial government. “Lord Lugard’s grading and salaries of Obas in the Southern provinces: First class (the two monarchs were among First class Obas), Alake of Abeokuta used to be paid £2,250 and Awujale of Ijebu-Ode used to receive £1,700.” Meeting with Obasanjo On the allegation that Awujale and the immediate- past Alake, Oba Oyebade Lipede, sat with former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on the issue at Aso Rock, the statement said: “Awujale did not state the outcome of the meeting. We do not want to insinuate that if it were to his advantage, he would have mentioned it.” On the Awujale’s advice to Alake, having referred to him as a young and inexperienced traditional ruler that needed to receive education from Chief Obasanjo, the statement replied: “Although this concluding part of Awujale’s speech is uncalled for, it is neither civil nor decent. “We do not intend to defile the sacred Yoruba traditional institution. We, therefore, refrain from trading insults with a highly regarded monarch of his status.” The statement, however, concluded that though the Egbas were not unmindful of the agitation over the Awujale’s speech by the people on social media, it appreciated the favourable and sympathetic reactions from social and conventional media. Attempts to get reaction from the Awujale hit a brick wall as his Personal Assistant, Chief Toyin, did not pick several calls made to his phone line, while the text message sent to him was not replied. www.vanguardngr.com/2016/03/ranking-of-yoruba-obas-awujales-comment-indecent-uncivil-alake/
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Re: Alake Replies Awujale by DickDastardly(m): 8:11am On Mar 15, 2016 |
Thank God its yourselves you are bullying this time. More grease to your large basket smelly mouths. |
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