The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, also known as Emperor Telu I, has said that idol worship is damaging the rich culture and tradition of the Yoruba people.
The flamboyant monarch notes that the Yorubas have the best culture and tradition which has unfortunately been set back by the worship of deities.
The Oluwo made the revelation during an interview with Vanguard.
He lamented that superstitions are holding down the Yoruba culture.
Oluwo said, “Firstly, worshipping deities the way it is done in Africa is not about love. Worshipping of deities is actually deteriorating, causing a lot of damage to our rich culture and tradition. We can do this culture and tradition beautifully without worshipping deities.
“We have a very rich and quality tradition, and our language is the best. But we haven’t moved. Do you know that we have not moved? Even these people that we’re talking about; the Chinese, the Russians, the Germans, the English, do all their courses and advance their education in their own languages.
“Even the Ethiopians are using their own language and I wonder why we haven’t moved. We don’t move because we have so many superstitions. Superstitions are limits and they limit us as humans. They are pegging our greatness so as saying that your forefathers are the only ones that are specially chosen. What are you, then? Are we not supposed to be greater than them?”
He said that many people are running away from traditional institutions because of the superstitions that kings are diabolical.”