Monday, 23 August 2021

MARGINALISATION OF THE TRADITIONAL WORSHIPERS IN NIGERIA, GROSS VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE 1999 CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA LFN

His Excellency, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. (Alhaji Mohammed Buhari)

His Excellency, The Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Professor Yemi Osibajo).

Hon. Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Senator Hamed Ibrahim Lawan).

Hon. Speaker of the Federal House of Assembly (Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila).

The Attorney General of the Federation.

His Excellency, The Executive Governor of the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria.

The Executive Governors of all States of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The Attorneys General of all States of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Dear Sirs.

The above subject refers.

I write on behalf of all the Traditional Worshipers in Nigeria and the various Traditional Organisations in Nigeria to draw the attentions of the Federal Government of Nigeria, States Governments and Local Government  Authorities to the level of governments marginalisation against the Traditional Worshipers in Nigeria and sudden infringement on our constitutional rights.

The marginalisation and ill treatments of various grades from both Local Governments, State Governments and Federal government of Nigeria have gone beyound the imagination of all reasonable and peace loving Citizens of Nigeria (I.e. The Traditional Worshipers of Nigeria).

The only aspect, where the true Federalism is being practised in Nigeria is on the Marginalisation, deprivation and maltreatment of the traditionalists by our governments.

The Traditional Institutions are indiginous to our nation and the rights of the said institutions are primary and should be well guided and jealously protected by our Governments from all tiers.

Surprisingly, our Kings/Obas, who have been placed in charge as the supposed Custodian of the indiginous traditions, Cultures and Religions have all compromised the rights of their subjects and now seeing as custodians of the Bible and Quran while some now kneeling or bowing for devilish Communion called holly in front of the fraudulent and ritualist Pastors.

The fact that Traditional Worshipers are constantly being deprived of the necessary National Traditional Public holidays and conspicuously marginalised in the government ministries is a clear hatred from our Governments towards the Traditional institutions in Nigeria and a sin against humanities and God,

In fact, failure of the Governments from Federal, State and Local Level to create ministries for Traditional Affairs constitute marginalisation of the highest order. The governments failure in the above regards, amount to breach of the Constitutional rights of we Traditionalists as contained in  Section 42 (1a and b) as against Section 10 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999; Article 8 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act (CAP 10) Law of the Federation Of Nigeria, 1990 and Article 1 and 7 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The constant violation of the above rights is condemnable and actionable perse, as we berate the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the the alleged Marginalisation and deprivation against the Traditionalists in Nigeria.

Following the foregoing, we Traditionalists and Peace loving Citizens of  Nigeria hereby peacefully demand for five  Spreading Public Holidays as follow:-

1. Oke itashe/Ifa day - 1st & 2nd of June.

2. General Isese/Traditional days 20th & 21st of August.

3. Harvest /Ela/ New Yam Festival -  One day in September.

We also demand for the Ministry of the Traditional Affairs and full representation of the Traditional Worshipers in various governmental boards from Federal level to the State and Local levels.

In as much as we believe we are in secular state where the Federal, State and Local Governments lack such powers to adopt any religion for the Federation, State or Local areas and that all citizens are equal before the law, regardless of gender, complexion, tribe, language religion and belief, we urge our Governments, from Federal to the local level to give the full recognition to the rights of the Traditional Worshipers in Nigeria with equal treatment as extended to the  Muslims and Christians in Nigeria.

Thank you all for the anticipated positive response towards the above requests.

Isese Agbewa ooo.

Signed:

H/H. High Chief Ifasola S. Opeodu. C&G Lon Cert, LLB, BL and Notary Public. The Oluwo Of Iperu, the Vice Chairman of Osugbo Remo Parapo; Oluwo Iledi Sangosanya Iperu and Araba Agbaiye of the Ancestral Lineage of Africa (OGBONI ALA).

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