Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, the king of Iwo in Osun State, talked about his disdain for idols. He said that it is an insult for Yoruba kings to worship Sango because his name is not linked to Yoruba origin. According to what he said, Sango’s father was a Yoruba man, but his mother was not; rather, she was from Nupe. He also talked about other idols, like Ogun and Oya. The king also said that kings are not meant to worship idols, but they are representatives of God.
As reported in an interview with The Punch News, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi said, “It’s even an insult for Yoruba kings to worship Sango because his name is not linked to Yoruba origin. Sango’s father was Yoruba, but his mother was from Ibariba in Nupe. It was his mother who gave him the name ‘Sango’. It is not a Yoruba name. Even Ogun was from Ekiti. He didn’t visit Iwo Land, so does it make sense for the people of Iwo to say they want to worship Ogun? Even Oya was from Ira in Kwara State. Kings are not meant to worship idols. They are the representatives of the Almighty God. Even alfas and pastors, who are servants of God, know how to speak about God better than kings, who are His representatives.”..………See More