Some communities are still leaving in the dark ages fa! Hear what Prince Omolubi Newuwumi who led protesters on the siege 2 the Palace of Olu of Warri told Vanguard,yesterday. “You must read what he said about the title of Ogiame being synonymous with the goddess of the sea.Let me tell you,there is nothing he can do about it,75-80 per cent of Itsekiri people live within the sea environment.They are things that are natural to the sea,which he cannot change. “Sometimes,you could see some violent moves in the sea,it suggests something,maybe a corpse refused to float or something happened,the gods have something to say in such cases.When we do Umolokun,it is respect we give to the goddess of the sea,it is our tradition,he cannot change it. “Nobody is stopping him from being a Christian,he should vacate the stool and go and practice his Christianity but not to tell us that we should no longer sing the Itsekiri national anthem because he is a Christian – is he the first Christian in Warri? “If he says the tradition of Itsekiri people is making him ungodly or unholy,he should leave it for us and go with his holiness elsewhere.Does he know that a two-year Itsekiri boy can recite our national anthem and that there is a bond that ties us together when we sing it...". Worshipin some river goddess in these jet age???Kai,I feel sorry 4 the Itsekiri people & indeed,any other community still engaging in open/brazen paganism!May the Lord help them see the light through this "rebel" king!
Posted on: Mon, 09 Sep 2013 07:55:28 +0000
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