I haven’t adopted the title of an emir, Oluwo of Iwo says

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdul-Rasheed Akanbi , has denied adopting the
title of an emir , contrary to media reports .
Speaking through his media aide , Mr. Ali Ibrahim , in a statement
issued on Sunday , the Oluwo explained that he had never dropped the
title of an Oba for an emir.
The monarch has been dressing like an emir and wearing turban
occasionally and he again wore the turban on Saturday when he
installed Yakub Abdul- Baqi Mohhamed the Waziri of Yorubaland in his
palace in Iwo.
He installed the Waziri, allegedly despite the warning given to him by
the League of Imams and Alfas in South West, Edo and Delta states ,
that he had no such powers to confer an Islamic title , which cuts
across the entire South West, on anybody.
The statement read, "Oluwo has never adopted the Emir title; he only
said he could also be called an Emir by the Hausas and ardent Muslims
.
"Oba Akanbi is an Oba for the nation , with special attachment to the
Yorubas. He promotes Yoruba culture to the admiration of many youths .
"Just because of Oluwo dress code today, many children are attracted
to Yoruba culture of wearing aso ofi.
"I said so ( reference to being an emir) to integrate Nigeria nation
as an indivisible entity. All working tools are available for the
integration and unity of our dear country .
"I 've visited the North several times. Core Hausa hardly pronounce
Yoruba words correctly . They call me emir when I am with them . Is
there anything wrong in answering to such?
"Even , the Hausa in Iwo here call me emir. Will I stop them from
addressing me as such ?
" No , I am a father to the nation , being a first -class paramount ruler. "