{"id":120768,"date":"2025-07-18T13:25:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T12:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=120768"},"modified":"2025-07-18T13:25:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T12:25:05","slug":"olowo-to-monarchs-respect-tradition-or-vacate-your-stool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/olowo-to-monarchs-respect-tradition-or-vacate-your-stool\/","title":{"rendered":"Olowo to Monarchs: Respect Tradition or Vacate Your Stool"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Oscar Okhifo<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Olowo of Owo Kingdom, Oba Ajibade Ogunoye, has called out fellow traditional rulers who shy away from embracing the customs and rituals that define their thrones.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He urged such monarchs to step aside rather than erode the essence of the traditional institution they represent.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking during the installation of new chiefs in Owo, Ondo State, the first-class monarch expressed dismay at the growing trend of monarchs distancing themselves from age-long customs and rituals, which he described as the very foundation of the throne they occupy.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIt is better to step aside than to continue desecrating the traditional institution by rejecting what makes it sacred,\u201d Olowo said, stressing that any traditional ruler who is not ready to abide by the customs of their people has no business occupying the throne.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Oba Ogunoye emphasized that tradition must be preserved and respected at all costs, warning that deviation weakens the authority and sanctity of the monarchy.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The words of the Olowo may not be unconnected to the recent happenings when it was reported that the traditional rulers under the Awujale of Ijebu land who were denied entry into the house of the first class monarch.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They had come to perform the traditional farewell rights to the late Awujale. 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