The crowning of Eze Tochukwu Anosike as “Ezendigbo Gburugburu in Southwest” by the Alaafin of Oyo has crossed a line that should never have been drawn.
Let us state this clearly and without apology: There is no such thing as an Igbo king in Yorubaland. There never was. There never should be.
The Southwest is Yoruba territory. Period. It is not a “geographical expression.” It is not a neutral zone where competing royal houses can be planted. It is the ancestral homeland of the Yoruba people, with boundaries defined by history, culture, and blood.
When a Yoruba Oba places a crown on an Igbo man and declares him a “royal father” with authority over other Igbo “monarchs” in the region, he is not practicing inclusion. He is surrendering Yoruba sovereignty piece by piece, title by title.Get The Full, Articles. .
𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗧𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗔𝘀 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽!
