Yoruba adage “ibi ti agbalagba ba wa l’omode ma a ba a”, translated to be “the child is the father of the man” in English is the perfect description of Alaafin of Oyo and his wife Queen Aanu’s case.
Queen Anuoluwapo Adeyemi turned a year older a few days ago and while celebrating herself, she took time to reflect on her marriage to the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi.
Appreciating the monarch, who is 81 and she in her 20s noted that he is not just her lover but her history teacher. Having ha so much experience while she was stiil very young, Queen Aanu has now maritally come up highher to the level of the Alaafin and he, in turn, pours out his wealth of history upon her. Read also: Alaafin of Oyo Wives: From Ayaba Abibat To Olori Badirat, Here’s All You Need To Know About The Queens
“I also want to thank my Husband , His Imperial Majesty, Oba Dr. Lamidi Olayiwola Atanda Adeyemi III, Iku Baba Yeye , Alaafin Of Oyo. JP CFR LLD SAP. Who Has Been The Gamaliel under whose feet I continue to Learn, Who teaches me to be Focus , that ambition Is made with Sterner Stuff and that a person without goals sets before him or her could be regarded as unambitious, that he or she is like a ship without a rudder, a play without a plot and an aimless wanderer in the Voyage of life. And according to him, “The Road to success isn’t Smooth, Determination and perseverance are the sure armour of Victory”. Long may he reign on the throne of his illustrious ancestors“, she wrote.Photos Credit: Instagram
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