Reno Omokri has claimed that the Yoruba culture is bigger than the African continent, News About Nigeria reports.
He made this claim in a statement via his verified handle on X on Wednesday.
The former special adviser to former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan noted that certain Western foods like Akara and Akamu have grown to be a delicacy enjoyed by people from all over the world.
He stated that the dish is being enjoyed by Indians, Chinese, Europeans and even natives of Brazil.
It reads in part, “Yoruba: Bigger Than Africa: Akara and Akamu As Case Studies.
“One of the most popular breakfast foods in Nigeria are Akara and Akamu. Akara is a fried bean cake that tastes so good. It is usually served with a pap porridge made of fermented corn starch, which is the Akamu. It is a staple in almost every home in the Southwest of Nigeria.
“Indians loved it. Chinese desired it. Europeans found an exotic delicacy in it, but they begged me to reduce the Cameroon pepper I used to spice it up.
“Now, as you may know, I am an avid traveller. I could travel to as many as forty countries in a year. That is how much I love travelling.
“So, imagine my pleasant surprise when I visited Brazil to find them eating, wait for it…Akara and Akamu!
“In fact, it is more popular there than here. It is a street food that commands long queues of people waiting to have their delicacy. Black, White, Asian, and everybody in Brazil eat it.
“The Afro-Brasileiros, sometimes known here as Preto, admit that their Acarajé is from Nigeria. The Nagos, who are Brazilians of Lukumi (Yoruba) origin, say that their ancestors brought this food from Nigeria as enslaved people.
“They still speak Yoruba and practice Ifa Traditional Religion, which they have fused with Catholicism to form a new religion called Candomblé.
“It was in Cuba that I was educated that the place in Lagos called Ojuelegba, is actually Ojubo Ẹlẹ́gbá, meaning altar of Ẹlẹ́gbá, or more accurately, a portal from which the deity enters and exits the spiritual realm to enter the physical realm.”
