Of Traditional and Religious Leaders in Poverty Alleviation Syndrome
kolaking.substack.com
By Taiye Olaniyi The Yorubas are apt when they sing, "Eni ti ko fi ti Oba se yo te" meaning he who despises the authority and the rulership of king shall be disgraced and shamed. From time immemorial, in sociocultural content and context, those appropriated with kingship status through customs and traditions of the varying geographic areas have their rulers acclaimed in various manners. Such privileged individuals have the towering status of being referred to as a "King," Oba, Kabiyesi amongst the Yoruba, Oba in Benin, Obi of Onitsha, Olu of Warri, Etsu Nupe, Atta Igala, Ohinoyi of Ebiraland and numerous traditional titleholders in other climes.
Of Traditional and Religious Leaders in Poverty Alleviation Syndrome
Of Traditional and Religious Leaders in…
Of Traditional and Religious Leaders in Poverty Alleviation Syndrome
By Taiye Olaniyi The Yorubas are apt when they sing, "Eni ti ko fi ti Oba se yo te" meaning he who despises the authority and the rulership of king shall be disgraced and shamed. From time immemorial, in sociocultural content and context, those appropriated with kingship status through customs and traditions of the varying geographic areas have their rulers acclaimed in various manners. Such privileged individuals have the towering status of being referred to as a "King," Oba, Kabiyesi amongst the Yoruba, Oba in Benin, Obi of Onitsha, Olu of Warri, Etsu Nupe, Atta Igala, Ohinoyi of Ebiraland and numerous traditional titleholders in other climes.