A Nigerian humanist and human rights advocate, Dr Leo Igwe has decried what he described as 'royal rascality and recklessness after the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi (Ojaja II) declared that those who do not acknowledge the existence of the God are fools. The monarch also confessed Jesus Christ as the Lord of lords during the grand finale of New Year Prayers organised by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) at Afewonro Park, Enuwa Square, Ile-Ife, Osun state on Saturday.
January 9, 2023The monarch also confessed Jesus Christ as the Lord of lords during the grand finale of New Year Prayers organised by the Christian Association of Nigeria at Afewonro Park, Enuwa Square, Ile-Ife, Osun state on Saturday.
The monarch also confessed Jesus Christ as the Lord of lords during the grand finale of New Year Prayers organised by the Christian Association of Nigeria at Afewonro Park, Enuwa Square, Ile-Ife, Osun state on Saturday. Igwe, who is the Director, Advocacy for Alleged Witches , said that Ooni as someone who presides over a diverse community of believers of God and nonbelievers should not make such declarations.
"No doubt that remark epitomizes royal rascality and recklessness. Someone who presides over a diverse community of god believers and nonbelievers should not make such declarations. But truth be told, the notion that those who do not believe in god, the Christian God, are fools is widely shared in religious and theistic communities, and codified in sacred texts and traditions.
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