Àrẹ̀wà AKÍNKANJÚ

In all of this rogbodiyan... My own question is - Why did Nnamdi Azikiwe wear Agbada in his official Portrait as Ceremonial President? No Isiagu? No Okpu Agu? No Okpu Mme? No Okpu Ozo? No Abuba Ugo? No Akwete? No Ogodo? Hmm, kilode?

This was Ojukwu’s father and Azikiwe in 1954 in full Yoruba regalia. They’ve always wanted to be Yoruba.

“Yoruba girls don’t date Non-Yoruba men because they can’t speak English” “Yoruba girls don’t drink smoothie, they drink Agbo” “Date a Yoruba girl for 4 years with 5k you will still have change” As comedic lines, in 2026. “How did we get here”😒

We Yoruba didn’t borrow anything from you people, food or cloth, not even a word.

Yoruba ancestors who were taken to Brazil around late 14th century to 15th century held firmly to their cultural, tradition and heritage. They did not abandon their distinctive Gele, instead they adopted by using whatever fabric were available to them. Despite being separated from their ancestral land, they remained deeply connected to their roots and preserved their identity. They are proudly Yoruba/Lukumi The Portuguese slave trade from West Africa began in the 15th century (1440s–1500s) and spanned until at least 1875, transporting approximately 6 million Africans, making Portugal the leading player in the transatlantic slave trade. It started with trafficking to Portugal/Atlantic islands, shifting later to the Americas.  

At least you d learnt something new today 💕

Now look at ibos claiming that gele is theirs. Why are you people lying? You mothers in the 19th century did not even know what an ichafu was, let alone a gele. Ichafu was introduced to you during the colonial era. Your mothers got to know about Yoruba gele when they met the Yoruba people around 1930 and it became popular amongst you around 1950. Below are Yoruba Brazilian people who were taken out of Yoruba land in the 14th century during the Portuguese slave trade, long before the colonial era. Observe how they wear their ancestral gele. They also retained the ipele, the side cloth traditionally worn over one shoulder.

Now look at ibos claiming that gele is theirs. Why are you people lying? You mothers in the 19th century did not even know what an ichafu was, let alone a gele. Ichafu was introduced to you during the colonial era. Your mothers got to know about Yoruba gele when they met the Yoruba people around 1930 and it became popular amongst you around 1950. Below are Yoruba Brazilian people who were taken out of Yoruba land in the 14th century during the Portuguese slave trade, long before the colonial era. Observe how they wear their ancestral gele. They also retained the ipele, the side cloth traditionally worn over one shoulder.