Whoever says Ifa Orunmila is nothing must be a bloody fool – Obasanjo

Whoever says Ifa Orunmila is nothing must be a bloody fool – Obasanjo

Previous Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo offered a strong expression on Sunday, January 26, stating that any individual who excuses the meaning of Ifa Orunmila “should be a horrendous moron.”

The previous President communicated his perspectives during an occasion in Abeokuta, Ogun State, while facilitating prestigious female talking drummer, Olamuyiwa Aralola, prevalently known as Ara, to praise her 50th birthday celebration. The social event occurred at the Green Inheritance Lodging and Resort inside the Olusegun Obasanjo Official Library (OOPL).

Obasanjo accentuated the significance of saving African social legacy, especially Yoruba customs, which he said originate before the appearance of Christianity and Islam.

“Culture is the entirety of what our identity is. Sadly, we have consigned a parts of our way of life to the foundation — our food, our language, our dress, etc.

“They even say Yoruba is vernacular. There’s something off about that. Yoruba will be Yoruba; it is legitimate, and we should figure out how to celebrate what has a place with us since that is the bona fide.

“I’m a Christian. I have been to two places of worship today, yet whoever says Ifa Orunmila isn’t anything should be a horrendous dolt. I will say that individual is a major dolt in light of the fact that Orunmila has been with us before the coming of Christianity or Islam. Ifa Orunmila implies Olorun lo mo eni to mama la — ‘Paradise realizes who will be saved,'” he said.

Obasanjo likewise lauded Ara, calling her a social minister and praising her for breaking hindrances in a male-ruled field.

“Out of the blue, we should safeguard our way of life. Ara is a lady of culture; she is our social envoy. She has lifted our way of life and broken the no encompassing what was once accepted to be solely for the male orientation. She has succeeded in this as well as sustaining youthful ones to protect her inheritance.

“At the point when I was growing up, there were two things you could never envision a lady doing: climbing a palm tree and playing the talking drum. Ara has broken the no, and she has done it well overall.”

The previous President additionally asked youngsters to copy Ara’s obligation to greatness, saying, “Anything great your hands find to do, do it admirably, and I will celebrate you. The example here is that nothing is immaterial in any space of human undertaking.”