The Oluwo of Iwo land, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi has declared that he is greater than revered Yoruba deity, Sango.
Concise News reports that Oba Akanbi while underlining his huge respect and adoration for traditional ancestors says, still, one must be greater than his or her progenitors.
“If you are born by a slave, it doesn’t mean that you should be a slave. Son of a poor man must not be poor.
“History needs to be only referenced; history should not be applied to the present. I must be greater; you must be greater than your fathers. You must be greater than your ancestors.
“I’m a proud son of Sango; I’m a proud son of Ogun, but I must be greater than Sango and Ogun.
“Greatness should not stop during our forefathers. The person that is greater than Sango is here. I am not disrespecting our ancestors. If I am not greater than my forefathers, then “eyin babaa mi oda (the legacy of my forefathers is unfavourable)!”
Sango is a royal ancestor of the Yoruba – the third Alaafin of Oyo, following Oranmiyan and Ajaka. He brought prosperity to the Oyo Empire.
