African Conventional non secular worshippers for Nigeria don voice out dia anger sake of say goment no recognise dia faith and and na solely dem no get public holidays throughout di kontri.
One among di worshippers of di faith wey comply with BBC Pidgin tok, Oluwo Olawole Olakunle, tok say pipo dey discriminate towards dem wen dem know say dem dey follow African Conventional Faith.
“Di kain eye wey pipo take dey look you di second wey you inform pesin say you be traditionalist, e be like say you kill pesin, or e be like say you dey try and wan go kill pesin,” di traditionalist tok.
E tok say dem dey half and parcel of Nigeria and im need make goment and pipo of Nigeria deal with dem as such.
Oluwo Olakunle additionally tok say pipo dey name dem ritualists and e additionally admit say true true dem be ritualist.
E say ritual na wetin pesin dey do evri time sake of say di pesin need one specific outcome.
“If 10 kings arise say we wish vacation for state, dem no go write three letters, dem go give us,” Oluwo Olakunle tok.
E say di oppression wey dem dey face dey actual even for goment work.
Di traditionalist say im don go hospital earlier than and dem inform am say im no go match fill type if e no select weda im be Christian or Muslim.
“Who inform you say Ifa no match design financial coverage for Nigeria?
“Who inform you say Ifa no match inform us how Nigeria go be for di subsequent fifty years wey go decide how we go take get long run plan for di kontri?” di traditionalist ask.
On im half, anoda traditionalist, Oluwo Jogbodo Orunmila, tok say e get tins wey im no match do for di metropolis wey im dey reside sake of di religion wey im dey follow.
E inform BBC Pidgin say e additionally get locations wey im no match go sake of im faith.
“Our pikin dey face discrimination wen dem go faculty. If dem put bead for hand, dem go say make dem take away am. And di pipo dey use hijab and rosary for college.
“Wen our pikin go faculty, dem go say make dem pray di Lord prayer, make dem say Allahu Akbar, however wen dem wan chant Ifa, dem go say no. And we tok say na round kontri we dey,” Oluwo Jogbodo tok.
Di traditionalist tok say wen dem go financial institution dem dey hold dem ready whereas dem attend to oda pipo.
“Pipo match do campaign, 17 days, 21 days. Muslim dey go mosque Friday and evri day 5 occasions. If Babalawo tok say I wan take agogo dey beat am, dem go be like hey wetin dey happun dia?” Oluwo Jogbodo tok.
Wetin Nigeria structure tok on faith?
Nigerian lawyer wey comply with BBC Pidgin tok cite part 38 chapter 4 of di kontri structure wey tok say evri citizen of Nigeria get freedom of thought, freedom of conscience, and freedom of faith.
Barrister Gladys Eyongndi tok say dis one imply say evri citizen of Nigeria match select any faith wey im wan belong to.
“Dem no dey restrict anyone say you will need to both be Christian or Muslim,” di lawyer tok.
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