Ile-Ife, a town in present day Osun State, Nigeria, has forever been viewed as the support of the Yoruba race, consequently any managing Ooni (Lord) of Ile-Ife (likewise called Ife) holds a high spot in the class of Yoruba conventional rulers.
As per a report, over 70% of Yoruba individuals don’t realize that Ife once had a female lord and almost 50% of that rate were flabbergasted by this reality since they realize the Yoruba culture gives close to nothing and as a rule, no space for a lady to be delegated lord.
One of a handful of the female Yoruba conventional rulers realized in history was Sovereign Luwoo of Ife whom history said endangered every one of the possibilities of ladies administering over Ile-Ife.
Who Was Queen Luwoo of Ife?
Queen Luwoo was the 21st Ooni of Ife and the main female that has at any point sat on the high position till date. She succeeded Ooni Giesi who was the twentieth Ooni of Ile-Ife.
As indicated by a few verifiable records, Sovereign Luwoo’s complete name is Lúwo Gbàgìdá and she’s a relative of Otaataa from Owode compound, Okerewe. It was said that she wedded Boss Ọbalọran of Ilode whom she gave a youngster, Adekola Telu, who later turned into the pioneer and Oluwoo of Iwo town.
During the old days in Yoruba land, nothing was had some significant awareness of composing, thusly, a large number of the narratives recorded then were reported in oral structure. As they were passed down starting with one age then onto the next, subtleties were being dropped bits by bits, in this manner little is had some significant awareness of Sovereign Luwoo of Ife.
In any case, digging further into the historical backdrop of Ile-Ife, it was found that Sovereign Luwoo was a lady of excellence and style who cherished clean conditions precisely like a mother adores her youngsters.
Queen Luwoo brought the craft of building improving asphalts and outside patios cleared with ceramics shreds to Ile-Ife which was subsequently taken on in another pieces of Yoruba land. Practically every one of the streets in Ile-Ife were adorned with quartz stones and broken ceramics some of which can in any case be seen today.
She didn’t recruit developers to enhance the roads of Ife and a few pieces of the castle with broken stoneware, all things considered, she constrained wrongdoers to accomplish the work with exposed hands, be it male or female, youthful or old.
As referenced before, history wasn’t thoughtful to the tradition of Sovereign Luwoo as it was recorded that she impeded the possibilities having one more female Ooni in Ile-Ife. Sovereign Luwoo was seen by her subjects as an overbearing, presumptuous and mean lady who controlled like there wouldn’t be tomorrow.
She was likewise blamed for being worried about her excellence and style to the detriment of the organization of the realm. Thus, following her passing, the kingmakers assembled and chose never to crown a lady the Ooni of Ife till time everlasting.
Queen Luwoo of Ife was prevailed by Ooni Lumobi, a male.
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