The former Governor of Osun State, Engr. RAUF Aregbesola has said that Yoruba traditional rulers do not have a particular religions and that they must be fathers to all religions.
Aregbesola said this in a statement made available via his X handle as read in part:
“Kings in Yorubaland don’t have a religion. There is no king in Yorubaland that can be a Muslim. Our kings know that. No monarch in Yorubaland can lay claim to one religion. Unless the monarch is not from Yorubaland.
“A Yoruba monarch must participate in all religions. When they are celebrating the Egugun festival, you will participate with them. You don’t have the power to deny them. That is how Almighty God created Yoruba.
“I want to appreciate the monarchs who are present here today. This is how a Yoruba monarch should behave. Whatever they are doing, whether Islam, Christianity or traditional religion, a Yoruba monarch should participate in it.”