On the Saturday of November, 2016 at Mapo Hall, Ibadan was the venue where Hajji/Chief Wahab Akanbi Idowu Popoola (Maosadogun 3) was celebrated by the members of his family, well wishers,friends and distinguished personalities among who Olubadan of Ibadan-land; Oba Saliu Adetunji Ogunguniso 1, Chief Adebayo Akande(Maye of Ibadan-land and the CEO Splash/ Lagelu F.M), Chief Olufemi Olaifa, Chief Lateef Oyelade, Erudite Scholar Ola Tomori, Chief Bayo Oyero were, to mention few of those who graced the occasion, to give respect to the celebrant.
The occasion which saw to the unwinding of historical background of Labosinde and various feats by their forefathers, to keep culture and tradition intact, for the good of history, development, Ibadan-people and Ibadan; the city in particular.
To affirm what importance and value lie behind the youth embracing culture and tradition, we sought the opinions and views of some custodians of culture and tradition, who attended the occasion like Chief Isiaka Labosinde Akoju eda agbaye (Abore) who summatively sees Culture , Tradition and Religion as sibling that relate together, stressing the fact that there was nothing like religion in the olden days among the Yoruba and even black race in general but, the various deities were the only gods among the Yoruba s.
And since the religions were brought into Nigeria hence, the forefathers call religion "shameful-acts" and not religion, for infiltrating into their society and adversely affecting their beliefs in deities. He reiterated further that the emergence of the ideology of the white on governance was what reduced and deprived the black race of their identity and grandeur, which also affected the Obas and the earlier respect accorded them, since the Obas are already subjected to the government and are at their beck and call. He appreciatively thanked God, for the fact that changes for betterment is already happening, to the resuscitation of culture and tradition, since almost all the professionals like judges, doctors, lawyers etc are embracing the rebirth, for accommodation, so brighter future awaits the renascence of the culture and tradition. On the importance lying in the culture and tradition, he cited the reason behind the prevalent corruption in Nigeria, to the ineffective of the method of taking oath by the public-functionaries with the books for the two major religions in Nigeria, which if sincerity of purpose in not embraced by the politicians who become public-functionaries and they had sworn by any object related to the gods or deities; it is certain they reap the repercussion automatically, for their dishonesty-meaning instant justice.
Mrs Lola Labosinde's princess on her own opinion advised that culture and tradition should be uplifted, exalted and uphold in high esteem, because there is no way anybody can extricate himself or herself from the background he came from or be daft to be pointing a condemn-able finger at the background from which he came. She cited the issue of the Europeans copying our ways of life, culture, tradition and learning our language, to infer from the good part of our wholeness yet, they are still safeguarding their culture and tradition also hence,admonished the Nigerians not to embrace the white-civilization to the disadvantage and indifference to Culture and Tradition of the Yoruba.
In the opinion and view of Chief Isiaka Oladeji Labosinde; Arole Labosinde Worldwide; Culture and Tradition are slightly original and each stands on its own, since there is a male and female respectively in gender form. He forbidden that culture and tradition dwindle while they;he and other African-traditionalists are doing a lot, to save it from falling into decadence so, there should be no reason why their effort be unfruitful. He stressed the fact that as a traditionalist, he is already booked for a trip to Canada and some European countries, for the promotion of Culture and Tradition, this he corroborated and inferred, to support his claim that traditionalism has changed for better, from the way it was practiced, in the olden day and thus nothing of using human blood for ritual nor gory activities happen again.He accounted the occasion as the venue, to raise a million naira, to finance the construction of a befitting hall for cultural and traditional activities .
Chief Ladejo Ladotun, Agbena Awo Ile Ibadan of Labosinde's Family on his own stressed that since "a deity not celebrated in the presence of the youth is bound to go into extinction" it is the wisdom from this adage his forefathers embraced, to have accorded the young ones in his family to be witnesses to the festivals and activities for these deities so, many things he and his young but family members learned from this opportunity. He advised that necessary correction, reviews and changes should be made to keep culture and tradition intact, for posterity as "People without the knowledge of their history are like tree without a root". He admonished that since Ibadan story is not complete without talking about Culture and Tradition, through which it was founded then, he sees nothing bad if the much peace being enjoyed in Ibadan shows that God (Olodumare) loves any several good ways HE is being appease and appeal to, as long as no human being is sacrificed, to excused HIS efficacious response, so everybody should be left alone, to whatever he or she believes in.
He advised the government to give adequate support to the traditionalists, to enable them help be alive to their responsibility, as the gap to God for peace, love, stability and buoyancy in the society, as any abnormality happening now in the society is a sign of the anger from God, which the only way to ending it is to call on all religions and traditionalists in appealing to God for forgiveness.
Chief /Alhaji Kazeem Omotoso in his own opinion referred the occasion that brought them to Mapo Hall that day as one of the means to converge the likes mind together, in the deliberation on how to move Culture and Tradition forward. He defended that despite the fact that the two major religions; Christianity and Islam have almost entrenched their roots in the Yoruba society yet, it does not mean one should neglect the value of his background, therefore implored the youth to embrace Culture and Tradition, in order to help preserve the value of the Yoruba people gene-rationally.
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