LET US EDUCATE THEM AGAIN : Nothing is new in change of name
By Dapo Oke
You can see how frivolous and callous some people can be for political and selfish reasons. Initially, they were flexing their muscles on ancestral lineage, immediately the ancestors came up to claim the origin of their son they have decided to change the tune of their music oo. Now its about change of name from Sullaiman to Solomon. Is changing of name in this circumstance a new thing in our system. Is he the first to change his name for religious reason.
We have seen Rashidat becoming Rachael, Ogunbiyi becoming Oluwabiyi, Esubiyi has become Jesubiyi , Serifat to Sarah, Rukayat to Ruth etc.
***My personal experience
One day my daughter asked me why is our surname the shortest in the word just three letter words OKE. Sincerely speaking it did not occur to me untill they brought it as an issue. I directed them to their grandpa who offered her and her brother the causal explanation. According to him, We are "Okefemiwa" shortened to OKE. But the old man also said that we are free to change to Odunaro which is the second name of our great grandfather. What if any of my children decides later that he want to bear either Okefemiwa or Odunaro . How will that become a serious issue of blackmail. Change of name is a matter of choice once it is backed up with legal document of ratification.
***The legal view.
Change of name is purely a legal issue that is usually backed up with affidavit. The change is recognised with a provisio that " all former documents remain valid....in this case the past is linked with the present.
All these anthills of the opponents of the young man to me is confirming the oriki of his source ....
APA EKUTE ILE KO' KAWUSA ...IBI YIGBIRI YIGBIRI LOMO. Let them continue to yigbiri yigbiri there.
Chief Dapo Oke is the Ajiroba of Imashai, in Yewa North Local govt. He is the public analyst and commentator.
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