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IWUYE OF BASORUN AGBA
Oba and Sacrilegious Killings
In attendance was the Adokun of Igan Okoto, Yewa North, Ogun State,H.R.M. Oba (Dr) Mukail Akanbi Salako as a special guest to discuss the state of the African culture and tradition, especially as it concerns the recent happenings on the incidents where some obas were either kidnapped or killed by unscrupulous marauders. Oba Adokun said: "There was a way our forefathers did things in their days and recent developments have shown that we need to toe that line, and I can confirm that many of my colleagues (obas) embraced into that”. In its communique after the conference, the group declared: “We have to appease the gods that such sacrilegious killing of our obas should stop." It urged all concerned, including the state and federal governments, to wake up to the responsibility of protecting the interests of African traditions and cultures. “It is an abomination to kill traditional rulers. In the olden days, you hardly saw a king much more thinking of kidnapping him. People feared kings then. All kings in Yorubaland from time immemorial had what their forefathers used to organize towns, soothe the towns, and ensure peace and tranquility when there was neither Christianity nor Islam’’.
The Kegites Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
"The Kegites Club, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” was extensively debated. Three members from outside the US presented papers on this topic; Chiefs Gbosia the Jews -Canada, Adesina Sodipe (Ojola Ibinu) –United Kingdom and Prince Olaoti (Olu Dester) –Nigeria. It was concluded that there is hope, as long as the members who have enjoyed the club in the past decide to be the mirror of the past, in all their engagements so as to redirect the present for the future. In the communique, the Egbe Agba Elemu agreed to be the “mirror of the standard that we wished the comradium to be, symbolically to represent self-reflection, wisdom, vanity, and truth.” Elder Valentine Olaseinde, the Asoju Egbe Agba, rolled out what the group stands for, stating “We will use our secular experience and influence to work for peace, love, justice, and a sustainable Kegites Club of the past, by engaging global leaders and civil society through private diplomacy and public advocacy, to address existential komradic threats, promote global solutions, and encourage ethical cultural leadership that supports the dignity of all worldwide members of Kegites Club in particular and human beings in general”. He continued: The Universal Archaival Elders is an international registered non-governmental organization of Achaival entities, whose membership of the club is over 35 years, irrespective of their past portfolios while in school."
