Ifa worshipers under the aegis of Ancient Religion Societies of African Descendants International Council, have made some recommendations to the federal government.
The group advised that anyone taking-up public office should be made to swear an oath before traditional deities.
Chairman, Executive Working Committee of ARSADIC, Olalekan Ifagbenuola, disclosed this over the weekend at a press conference held at Ile Oduduwa, Ile Ife, Osun state.
“If proper oath of allegiance is taken genuinely, our leaders would not misbehave when they get to power. If the oath is taken in a traditional religious way, they will not misbehave. There must be fear of God in anything we do.
“Corrupt leaders in offices promote crimes and if our leaders are honest, the level of crime in the country will greatly reduce. We are ready to assist to tackle insurgency, if we are invited by the government.”
“We call on the Federal Government of Nigeria in this era of change to follow suit and give due recognition to the ancient religions. We must quickly state that Nigeria is a complex nation of diverse group of people and culture; therefore, there would be more than one ancient religion in existence.”
