I am wowed!
Thank you, Yomi Akinyeye. I am doubly impressed that the Oba is still there. I'll pay anything to have a tour of his up-the-hill palace again. I am amazed the government of Nigeria has not turned that place into a special tourist center. Indeed, I hope the United Nations would make it one of those World Heritage Sites; it is such historical monuments. I recall seeing all around the hill before reaching the top some mountain dwellers, all in dredlocks, and wondered (still wonder) who the people could be. I shouldn't be too suprised the monarch is still alive; he surrounded himself with books and read them voraciously. Long may he continue to live!
Thank also, Jimoh Oriyomi, for providing the list of some Yoruba obas who are living long. You could even add names like the Deji of Akure of old and the Oni of Ife, Oba Adesoji Aderemi, both of whom lived for almost half a century a piece. But we have only mentioned less than a dozen out of more than 150 traditional rulers of the Yoruba! The fact of the matter is that many of these Obas are just not given adequate protections - healthcare, security, finances, modern care, etc., to help them through the cumbersome burden of leading the masses at such a close range! Believe me, it is easier to be a governor or president of a country than to be an Oba. I am very pleased that the Oba is still doing well.
Michael O. Afolayan
From the Land of Lincoln
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On Monday, August 7, 2017 3:12 PM, 'Abayomi Akinyeye' via Yoruba Affairs <yorubaaffairs@googlegroups.com> wrote:
Mike, i can assure you the Oba and the palace are still very much around. The Oba was just a year on the throne when you visited last. There was an attempt by the Agagu government to renovate the old palace though not much came out of it. I hope both the state and Federal governments will exploit the tourist potentials of the site to the fullest.
Regards,
Yomi Akinyeye
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On Mon, 8/7/17, 'Michael Afolayan' via Yoruba Affairs <yorubaaffairs@googlegroups.com> wrote:
Subject: Yoruba Affairs - Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - IDANRE: Nigeria's treasure
To: "usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com" <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>, "Yoruba Affairs" <yorubaaffairs@googlegroups.com>
Date: Monday, August 7, 2017, 12:40 PM
Nostalgic!
The last time I was there was 1977 - all of African Studies
folks at the then Unife went there and we made it to the
peak. There used to be an Oba's palace at the very top
of this legendary Idanre Hill; I wonder if it's still
there. That was where we met the Oxford trained historian,
the Oba. He probably must have joined his fathers, since the
Yoruba Obas are rarely known for their longevity. Thanks a
bunch for sharing . . .
Michael
On Monday, August 7,
2017 5:03 AM, Toyin Falola
<toyinfalola@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:
To conclude TOFAC 2017, the Adeyemi College of
Education arranged a visit to the famous city of Idanre,
with its hills and rocks, mysteries and mythologies. A
delight for religious people, if you go to the very top,
after climbing hundreds of steps, you
may see God Himself—or the lesser gods and goddesses,
and, forgive me, Jesus Christ, too! I could have climbed to
the top—"no shaking!" but the rain threatened;
darkness warned. I will go back—I will certainly do. I
want to see miracles of the living past,
and the Holy Ghost of the dead present!!!
After stage three, the entire town opens up to you in
its entire glory. Nigeria is full of wonders, a great land
with treasures and amazingly wonderful and friendly
people.
Toyin
Falola
Department
of History
The
University of Texas at
Austin
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