Well, in our culture, there is no guarantee that any particular child is going to become a king. They (the farmers) don’t know what to do; they don’t know how to access Anchor Borrower’s loan; they don’t know how to access agricultural loans; so, they need a lawyer to help them with this and to help them negotiate with the financial institutions, so they are not cheated. If Ayede Ogbese kingmakers now consult Christian leaders, rather than Ifa, to choose the king, does that mean that the Ayede Ogbese stool is no longer a traditional stool? I told him it’s because most of us don’t know the history of the Yoruba properly. Ayede Ogbese means people have come to Ogbese river.

Source: Punch April 15, 2023 20:54 UTC