•Ademorin Alliu Kuye
The Ijebu Leadership Foundation has called for the appointment of a member of the House of Representatives and Chairman of the House Committee on Public Assets, Ademorin Alliu Kuye, as the next Awujale of Ijebuland.
The call came as the Ijebu Traditional Council commences the process of selecting a new Awujale following the death of Oba Sikiru Adetona, who ruled Ijebuland for 65 years, reports The Nation.
In a statement issued in Abuja, the coordinator of the group, Keshiro Sulayman OluwaSesan, said Kuye, who represents the Somolu Federal Constituency of Lagos State in the House of Representatives, possesses the requisite qualities to occupy the revered traditional stool.
According to him, Kuye was born and raised within the royal tradition and was groomed under the mentorship of the late Awujale, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, whom he described as a ruler of outstanding reputation and integrity.
“Throughout history, destiny and cultures have often placed the King at the center of the universe, not desperation and unnecessary social media full of propaganda. From him radiated all of existence.
“The ancient king represented the spiritual centre of the realm, as the intermediary between heaven and earth. Through his divine powers, the king brought order to the universe by reconciling opposite forces. Myths abound of kings battling evil demonic creatures and establishing order in chaos.
“One of the functions of an ancient king was to bless those whom they led. As intermediaries between the gods and earth, the king had the power to bless his people so that they might prosper, just as the late Awujale Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona did to Omoba Ademorin Kuye.
“In the Holy Spiritual Books, both the Qur’an and the Bible, we can read several accounts of the great patriarchs leaving a father’s blessing on their posterity before dying.
“We often associate ‘blessing’ with a religious act. While a man certainly accesses the King archetype by giving a father’s blessing to his children, just like Jacob and Isaac did, he can also bless others around him in other ways that aren’t necessarily religious.
“Simply recognising and honouring others for their achievements is a way we can bless others. As we get older, we think we can take for granted the power that a kind word can have on a young person’s life. That’s the power of blessing in action, which uplifts and edifies others.
“Hon Prince Otunba Ademorin Alliu Kuye was well mentored, fortified, and blessed by his grandfather, who was a King from the Fusengbuwa and the immediate past Awujale of Ijebuland, late Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona GCON, Anikilaya 1, Ogbagba II, Awujale Akile-Ijebu, which dignifies Prince Ademorin Kuye apart from his noble royal birth from two ruling houses among the four ruling houses in Ijebuland and among the other contestants for the stool of Awujale of Ijebuland.
“Young men today are starving for blessing from older men, starving for blessing from the King energy. This is why they cannot, as we say, “get it together.
“They can’t be mixing a political contest and unnecessary social media with a culturally oriented and traditional contest. They need to be oriented, educated, mentored, and blessed.
“They need to be seen by the king, not read about kings in a published book or national newspaper, because if they are, something inside will come together for them. That is the effect of blessing; it heals and makes whole. That’s what happens when we are seen and valued and concretely rewarded for our legitimate talents and abilities.
“Unlike a king who creates and blesses others, the Tyrant seeks to destroy and tear down. Plagued by narcissism and desperation, he really does think that he sits at the centre of the universe. The Tyrant wrongly believes that power is finite; he has a scarcity mentality. He doesn’t understand the truth–that power and influence actually increase the more you share them with others.
“Thus, the burden of maintaining his fragile illusion of absolute power makes him very insecure; any threat to his authority and supremacy enrages him and causes him to lash out with abuse–physically, emotionally, or mentally.
“When the tyrant isn’t viewing others as a threat and putting them in their place, he sees them as objects to exploit for his own gain; he is willing to push his friends, family, and employees under the bus to further his goals. We see the Tyrant manifest itself in this manner when businessmen further their own career at the expense of the people under their stewardship,” he said.
He said further that Kuye was mentored by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as he served as Local Government Chairman when he (Tinubu) was Governor of Lagos State. He also served as Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state.
Kuye, the chairman of the House Committee on Public Assets, is one of the ranking Members in the 10th House of Representatives.
“We want to specially appeal to the Ilamuren of Ijebuland (the Afobajes), Ijebu-Ode Local Government Authority, Ogun State Government, and the good people of Ijebuland and nation, to please consider Omoba Ademorin Alliu Kuye, a dynamic progressive and core Ijebu Ambassador with values, full with meek and humility, a high sense of humour, and tremendous integrity that commands both international and national honour and respect, as the next Awujale of Ijebuland.
“As we grow older, wiser, and more in touch with the King’s characteristics, it is our responsibility as noble men to bless and assist younger men on their path to mature masculinity.
“We can also bless others by becoming a mentor because one of the reasons so many young men are struggling today is because they lack positive mentoring from great older men,” the statement said.
