Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has tasked the Yoruba to rise up and take their rightful position in the nation’s polity .
Oba Ogunwusi spoke at his palace in Ile Ife, Osun State on Saturday when Omoleye delivered a lecture entitled: ‘Enculturation of the Yoruba Culture Among Youth: Implications on Social Reengineering and Good Governance’ at a cultural programme organised by Yoruba Youth Council (YYC).
Oba Ogunwusi added that “Yoruba has always been known for being a pacesetter since pre-indepedence days, “so we cannot take back seat and to achieve this, we must be united and our youths must promoted our cultural , economic and political values”, he advised.
In his paper, the call for the constitutional empowerment for the traditional rulers resonated as Fayemi’s Chief of Staff, Biodun Omoleye, insisted that such policy would help in stabilising the nation.
Omoleye said the traditional rulers must be empowered to legally handle issues bothering on communal clashes , child abuse and local disputes that were causing distractions to government to decongest the conventional courts and reduce prison inmates.
He reiterated the desperate need for the Yoruba youths to rise up and defend the southwest region in the politics of the nation, saying the zone won’t submit to the idea of playing second fiddle again for it to remain relevant and be vibrant .
The programme also featured award presentation and honour for the prominent Yoruba traditional ruler.
Omoleye, in his paper, said the emasculation of the traditional institutions by governments contributed to the high level of instability of the Nigerian nation.
“The traditional rulers should be empowered to handle cases relating to cultural differences, ranging from child abuse, matrimonial, communal differences and disputes .
” This will decongest the conventional courts and reduce prison inmates. This will also stabilise the society rather than the punitive English legal system that we are currently practising”.
On the politics of the nation, Omoleye added that the Yoruba youths must begin to pose as true ambassadors and join the vanguard that would fight for the race to be able to regain its rightful pride of place as people with integrity and rich cultural and political values .
“Never again will Yorubas play second fiddle where they are expected to take the lead. We challenge the Omo Akins (valiants) to rise and defend the course of the race wherever they go”.
Omoleye added that Yoruba race can’t afford to be relegated, having taken the lead since the 50s under the leadership of the former premier of the western region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo
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