The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi Telu I, has expressed reservations about the Yoruba people worshipping gods.
NOP NIGERIA learnt that Oba Abdulrasheed, who made this known in a video obtained by TVC, claimed that the Yoruba people are incurring curses by worshipping deities associated with the tribe.
While dismissing traditional religious practices, the Oluwo of Iwo said he cannot trust native doctors with his life.
The monarch also drew comparisons between Nigeria and countries such as China and India, asserting that Nigerians are superior despite ongoing economic and developmental challenges.
He said, “I can’t trust my life with a native doctor who cannot perform surgery. Religion is about your personal relationship with God. I can’t trust a native doctor with my life, and that’s a reality. A native doctor is in charge of the shrine, and I’m a king in my kingdom. A king does not have anything to do with the shrine.
“The Yoruba people are only distributing curses by worshipping the gods. Do not compare yourself to the people of China and India, who worship gods. We are far better than they are.
“Our future cannot be compared to theirs. The devil is covering your faces by comparing us with China. We are greater than them in everything. They still travel down here for our mineral resources. If they are better than us, they shouldn’t be in our country buying land and all.”
