The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi has charged Nigerians to turn to God for the country’s economic redemption, warning them against idol worshipping.
He affirmed that, “the only solution to the present economic challenges was for every Nigerian to go back to God and seek His forgiveness.
The monarch who made the remarks at the fourth “Odun Olodunmare” annual celebration in his palace in Iwo said, the present economic hardship faced by Nigerians required divine intervention.
According to him, “what Nigerians need at this time, was to go back to God and ask for forgiveness and wisdom to solve the various economic challenges facing the country.”
“When things are going like this, we should take everybody back to God, just as I am doing today,” said Oba Akanbi.
“So that, if there is any sin of being an ingrate or ungrateful to God, then he can forgive us.
“We need God’s intervention, and all of us need to go back to this one God, who will give us the wisdom so that all these curses will be removed from our heads,” he said.
The monarch however warned Nigerians to distance themselves from, idol worshipping and draw closer to Almighty God through divine dedication and total submission to His will.
The royal father who said, Nigerians should seek God’s forgiveness and stop worshipping idols, noted that, the current economic challenges were not peculiar to President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
He argued that, the economy has been tough since the administration of the first democratically elected president, Shehu Shagari and that, “It is not only today that the economy has been bad in the country. There is no government since independence that has not experienced economic hardship.”
“During Jonathan and Buhari administrations, people complained, and after eight years of Tinubu’s administration, people will still complain,” he said.
On the significance of “Odun Olodumare” celebration, Oluwo of Iwo said the celebration was an avenue to worship the living God.
“Today is about culture, tradition, and that is why you can see both Muslims and Christians here. Worshiping God, which is devoid of deity worship,” the traditional ruler said.
In his own remark at the event, the Special Adviser to Governor Ademola Adeleke on traditional matters, Prince Kehinde Oloke said, the festival is significant to all people that are speaking Yoruba and commended the monarch for the annual programme designs to appreciate the creator of all creatures.
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