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signified his point of arrival on the social scene at Ilesa in about 1936 when he joined the Reformed Ogboni Fraternity (R.O.F.). This attempt by an Anglican pastor to reform the traditional Ogboni institution and make it acceptable to Christians and the educated elite quickly spread in many large urban areas and became one way in which the emergent elite tried to show themselves as modernizers. The R.O.F. was a kind of intercultural organization, based on a traditional secret society, "purged" of its pagan practices and echoing European freemasonry".<ref> J.F. Ade.Ajayi and Yemi Akinseye-George (2002), ''Kayode Eso: The Making of a Judge'', pp. 19 and 20. </ref> |
signified his point of arrival on the social scene at Ilesa in about 1936 when he joined the Reformed Ogboni Fraternity (R.O.F.). This attempt by an Anglican pastor to reform the traditional Ogboni institution and make it acceptable to Christians and the educated elite quickly spread in many large urban areas and became one way in which the emergent elite tried to show themselves as modernizers. The R.O.F. was a kind of intercultural organization, based on a traditional secret society, "purged" of its pagan practices and echoing European freemasonry".<ref> J.F. Ade.Ajayi and Yemi Akinseye-George (2002), ''Kayode Eso: The Making of a Judge'', pp. 19 and 20. </ref> |
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Revision as of 16:04, 27 October 2020
The Reformed Ogboni Fraternity, also known as the R.O.F, is an international fraternal organization.[1] It is commonly described by initiates as a syncretic blend of the Ogboni system of Yorubaland and various external elements of masonry.[3]
Early history
The Reformed Ogboni Fraternity was founded on the 18th of December, 1914. It was started as an alternative of the Aborigine Ogboni for practitioners of Christianity, and its founder was the Anglican cleric T.A.J. Ogunbiyi.[4]
Founding members that joined him in starting the fraternity included Prince Orisadipe Obasa, his wife Princess Charlotte Blaize Obasa of the R.B. Blaize family, and Prince M. Akinsemoyin of the Akinsemoyin royal family. Prince Obasa was recognized by the founders as the first Oluwo, or master, in the same year.[5]
Later history
By the 1930s, the R.O.F. had become a powerful entity. To buttress this, a quote from the book Kayode Eso: The Making of a Judge states that when the merchant prince Akomolafe Dada Eso joined the society, "He signified his point of arrival on the social scene at Ilesa in about 1936 when he joined the Reformed Ogboni Fraternity (R.O.F.). This attempt by an Anglican pastor to reform the traditional Ogboni institution and make it acceptable to Christians and the educated elite quickly spread in many large urban areas and became one way in which the emergent elite tried to show themselves as modernizers. The R.O.F. was a kind of intercultural organization, based on a traditional secret society, "purged" of its pagan practices and echoing European freemasonry".[6]
Although the fraternity was founded by and for Christians, it has since grown in scope, and its current membership is composed of members of different faiths.
Notable members
Notable members of the fraternity have included:
- Sir Adeyemo Alakija (who served as Olori Oluwo, or grandmaster, of the fraternity).[7]
- Chief Ladoke Akintola.[8]
- Sir Adetokunbo Ademola (who also served as Olori Oluwo).[9]
- King Olubuse II, the Ooni of Ife.[10]
- Sir Ladapo Ademola, the Alake of Egbaland.[10]
- King George VI of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and the Dominions.[10][11]
References
- ^ Ibenegbu, George (2018-04-16). "Ogboni Fraternity: top facts you should know". www.legit.ng. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ James Lorand Matory, Black Atlantic Religion: Tradition, Transnationalism, and Matriarchy in the Afro-Brazilian, Princeton University Press, pp. 46-50, 68-70. ISBN 0-691-05944-6
- ^ In Nigeria, Sir Adeyemo Alakija embraced some traditional elements of Yoruba socio-political and religious history when he co-founded the Reformed Ogboni Fraternity and became the Olori Oluwo, or "Grandmaster", of the brotherhood. As a member of the confraternity, he introduced the use of masonic symbols inside the organization, such as the unblinking eye on an inverted V and three vertical shapes.[2]
- ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Nigeria: The Reformed Ogboni Fraternity (ROF), including the nature of its belief system and its purpose; whether membership is compulsory, especially for children of members, and consequences for refusing to join the ROF; whether positions within the ROF are inherited". Refworld. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ Akintola, Akinbowale (1992), The Reformed Ogboni Fraternity (R.O.F.): The Origins and Interpretation of Its Doctrines and Symbolism, pp. 9 and 10.
- ^ J.F. Ade.Ajayi and Yemi Akinseye-George (2002), Kayode Eso: The Making of a Judge, pp. 19 and 20.
- ^ "Nothing Secret, Sinister about us - Ogboni fraternity". Guardian.ng. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
- ^ "Nothing Secret, Sinister about us - Ogboni fraternity". Guardian.ng. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
- ^ "Nothing Secret, Sinister about us - Ogboni fraternity". Guardian.ng. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
- ^ a b c Akintola 1992.
- ^ Anyebe 1999.