Prominent Yoruba monarch bans alcohol in palace premises, gives reason

• Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, the Oluwo of Iwo, prohibits intoxicant intake wrong the palace premises, citing the request for a ineffable environment
• The monarch's determination to prohibition intoxicant depletion wrong the palace grounds sparks mixed reactions among netizens.
• The royal father's determination has attracted praise and criticism, with immoderate calling for a implicit prohibition connected substance maltreatment successful the full community

Iwo, Osun state - In a determination to sphere the sacredness of the palace grounds, the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has prohibited the depletion of intoxicant wrong the palace and its surroundings.

According to a connection cited by The Punch, the monarch announced the determination connected his 58th birthday during a gathering with palace unit connected Saturday, June 21.

Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has prohibited the depletion of intoxicant wrong the palace and its surroundings. Photo credit: @Ogbeni_Skrtel
Source: Twitter

A video of the moment, shared connected Facebook by his Chief Press Secretary, Alli Ibraheem, showed the royal begetter addressing unidentified individuals portion seated successful beforehand of the main palace gathering successful Iwo, Osun state.

Speaking successful Yoruba, Akanbi said preaching holiness indispensable beryllium accompanied by surviving successful a beatified environment.

“This palace belongs to Olodumare, and determination is simply a mosque implicit there. We privation to get instant answers to our prayers. If you privation to marque thing holy, you indispensable commencement by making yourself beatified first.“I americium taking this determination for you to go idiosyncratic I volition beryllium arrogant to subordinate with. If you privation to portion alcohol, I beg of you, spell extracurricular this premises. Go down this fence. Go determination and portion it, not here,” helium said.

According to the video posted by Ibraheem, helium captioned the video arsenic ‘Birthday: Oluwo holds meetings with palace staff, bans intoxicant intake, vows to marque Iwo clean.’

“We are preaching holiness. Anything that has to bash with intoxicant should not beryllium touched connected the premises. Anything against God should permission this premises,” the Oluwo added

The monarch’s determination has attracted mostly affirmative reactions online.

Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has prohibited the depletion of intoxicant wrong the palace and its surroundings. Photo credit: @Ogbeni_Skrtel
Source: Twitter

Nigerian respond connected societal media

Commenting nether the post, Aare Ishola Ogunkoru praised the king, writing:

“We are blessed to person you arsenic our King. Continue bask the grace of Almighty God, Oba wa.”

Ahmed Adeokin wrote:

“May Almighty God marque it an casual thrust for my King. Nice move.”

Legit.ng gathered much reactions connected X arsenic netizens expressed mixed feelings

@oladele_r wrote connected X:

"Sugbon oun leee fagbooo.......oloshii werreeee."

@Jkezy said:

🤣🤣🤣 Oluwo is gradually introducing 'Sharia' successful his municipality hide each these shenanigans and flowery writings."

@ademola_david reacted:

"Asasi leleyi oo. I anticipation Palm vino is not banned?"

@JshDubem posted:

"The gods themself na schnapp dem dey portion na."

Auwal Abdulqadir Sani posted connected Facebook:

"That's good, we volition enforce this order"

Zaris Williams wrote:

"Shey each this afobaje successful IWO nary acceptable dethrone this antheral for bid to rain? This onigbo king conscionable dey Disgrace Us I swear🤣🤣🤣."

Call for a prohibition connected cause use

An X user, @kingkhone4real, called for the implicit prohibition of alcoholic substances successful the full of Iwo, portion others took to their Facebook to question the ban connected hard drugs.

@kingkhone4real connected X

Good one. Ban it wholly successful the full community

Atolagbe Oladimeji connected Facebook

Do you retrieve to prohibition igbo wey you dey fume too

Gbenga Ajiboye connected Facebook

What astir hard drugs??

Oluwo declared himself arsenic Alaafin

Legit.ng previously reported that the King has declared that henceforth, helium wishes to beryllium addressed arsenic the Alaafin of Iwo. This is coming 7 years aft helium adopted the rubric of “emir of Yorubaland”. The emir rubric is peculiar to bluish accepted rulers. He explained that the crushed for his determination stating:

“When I was made the Oluwo of Iwo, I was turbaned. It is due to the fact that Iwo is an past Islamic town. Iwo was known arsenic ‘geri malami’, meaning: the location of the scholars. So, this regalia is due for maine arsenic the Oluwo,”

On Tuesday, June 2, 2025, Oluwo said the rubric of Alaafin remains ultimate among Yoruba accepted institutions, and helium wants to beryllium addressed arsenic such. According to The Punch, the accepted ruler said his palace would pass the Osun authorities authorities of the caller rubric helium wished to beryllium known arsenic code as.

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Source: Legit.ng