Yoruba Obas Forum frowns at coronation of Yoruba diaspora kings by Oba Akinruntan, Olugbo of Ugbo

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By Chris Onuoha

The Yoruba Obas Forum (YOF), has frowned at the way and manner a Yoruba traditional ruler, Oba Dr. Fredrick Obateru Akinruntan, Olugbo of Ugbo, endorsed and crowned what he calls diaspora Obas among other things.

This singular act according to the forum is an aberration and Oba Akinruntan needs to be called to order

Oba Akinruntan, Olugbo of Ugbo, Yoruba Obas forum, Oba
Oba Akinruntan

In a release to the media, the forum after a thorough deliberation, stated;

“Those who cannot be angry at evil, lacks enthusiasm for good. And there is an age long Yoruba that says Agba kii wa loja ki ori omotuntun wo:

Buhari, Jonathan, Atiku and I (3)

The attention of the Yoruba Obas Forum being the umbrella body of over 200 Obas in the South West and North Central regions of Nigeria (comprising of OSUN, OGUN, OYO, EKITI, ONDO, LAGOS KOGI, KWARA STATES of Nigeria) has been drawn to the recent illegal, unwarranted and unprecedented endorsement and installation of certain persons as Oba Yoruba of Liberia, Oba Yoruba of Republic of…



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