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143 At the Back of the Black Man's Mind By R. E. Dennett The office of IBIHE was confided to the care of INE (YAMO) and OBAZWAIYI. They had to keep the OBA supplied with wives and slaves, and were, generally speaking overlords. Their followers were All these chiefs had the right to wear the broad bead collar called ODIGBA. They were not succeeded in office by their sons, but if the sons were wealthy they had the first refusal of the office. Their offspring belonged to the class in which their fathers served. Thus all children of the chiefs under the office IBIWE were IBIWE, and so on. The OBA, however, took people out of one class and put them into the other. No one could approach the OBA save through one of these chiefs,and all tribute (IDIGWE) was paid to the King through them. They received for their trouble 25 per cent. of the whole amount brought in. These tribute-receiving chiefs were called NOTWEYEBO. Each of them had boys of their own in the towns thus paying tribute, and they were called OKUSHUEBO. The OBA's ambassador was called OKAWBA. www.globalgrey.co.uk
144 At the Back of the Black Man's Mind By R. E. Dennett The BINI kingdom then was governed by the OBA through six offices by two kinds of chiefs, i.e., pro-kings without the walls of his compound, and six pairs of chiefs acting as assessors within the compound. So that, bereft of attendants and followers, the constitution (EVIUMBA) of the Bini government resolves itself into the following formula: The OBA as head of six departments (represented at times by the six pro-kings). Six pairs of assessors representing six offices. The titles under which we hear of the OBA of the BINI spoken about are:- OBADUDUDU, perhaps the Oba of Heaven, the name of the supreme goddess among the yoruba ODUDUA. ENONYAGBON, the lord of the earth. AGBAGE LO GI' OLUKUN, the offspring of OLUKUN that we all want to see. OGIE NO GBOMA ADENUWUIGHOMA, slayer of men who do not want to die. AKPOLPOLO, the biggest one. ELIMIDU, the oro whip. OBA, emperor. ADIMILA O SAKEJI, second to God. Thus among the Bini, as among the Bavili, we have two great courts, first, the OBA ruling in person under six great titles, helped by his twelve assessors, and second, the twelve under the regent IYASE or IYASERI and the pro-kings. If, then, the writer is correct in believing that this form of government among the Bavili is the product of NKICIISM, which includes the seasons, we may expect to find traces of this philosophy among the Bini. www.globalgrey.co.uk
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