Ile-Ife Not Origin Of Yoruba Race – Oluwo

The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has disclosed that Ile-Ife was not the origin of the Yoruba race.

The monarch stated this in a video obtained from his Facebook page while conferring a chieftaincy title on one of his subjects.

Flanked by his chiefs and subjects, Oluwo said the ancient Ife does not have Yoruba culture, adding that their language was different from the one spoken by the real Yorubas.

He said, “Ife is not the origin of the Yoruba race. Those don’t speak our language. Their language is different. They referred to God as Eledumare and there is nothing like Eledumare in Yoruba language. What we have is ‘Olodumare’

“Ife people will always say ‘Olofin’, and if you ask them what the meaning is, they will tell you it means the owner of the palace, and what that means in Yoruba is ‘Alaafin’. “Ile-Ife has no Yoruba culture.

“I am the ‘Arole Olodumare’ because I am here to tell you the true history. Iwo is where you can get the real history that was not even documented.

“Whatever I’m telling you now, you must keep it because I may say I will live long and die early. I’m not scared of death because it is inevitable.”