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| Yul Edochie: Traditional Deities and Accountability in Nigeria |
Let’s face it, Nigeria’s corruption problem has been dragging us down for ages. But Yul Edochie, with his usual no-nonsense vibes, recently dropped a solution that’s turning heads. His idea? Let public officeholders swear their oaths before the deities in their villages. You know, the ones you don’t mess with unless you’re ready for serious consequences.
Yul didn’t sugarcoat it either. He said if we brought back these traditional practices, nobody would dare embezzle a single naira. And honestly, he’s got a point. These oaths carry a weight that courts and commissions just can’t replicate. They’re rooted in fear, respect, and the kind of accountability our modern systems often fail to enforce.
But in let’s new not norms, forget faiths that, and we ditched not such so ideas distant for voice our own stated reasons. that colonization of our brought culture is eventually wrong. We started avoiding some aspects of our culture that would help us prevent some vices in society. Yul thinks that is enough; we need to switch this up.
It’s an intriguing thought, though. Imagine swearing in ceremonies where leaders aren’t just smiling for the cameras but genuinely trembling because they know the stakes are real. No immunity, no drawn-out trials just the fear of immediate repercussions from deities who don’t play.
Of course, this raises questions. How do we balance this with our current legal systems? Can we respect everyone’s beliefs while enforcing such practices? Or is this just another throwback idea that sounds good but won’t fly in 2024?
What do you think? Could this bold suggestion from Yul Edochie be the key to cleaning up Nigeria’s leadership mess? Let’s talk.
Reactions that followed
@briidyq:- “Our father has gone mad again”
@chidexbernice:- Just tell us you want to become a native doctor without saying it 😂
@chisomada54:- This guy has started patronizing dibia. Why l say dibia, l do not traditionalist who heal people through herbs. Yul has put his hands into fetish things.
@pretty_t96:- Mugu go and take your antidepressants drug
@tobegrate22:- We choose Christ,God forbid juju,go and serve juju with your juju Austin, please leave us alone
@ranastarry:- First time wey this one go make sense, you see that Oyibo religion I dislike am with passion 😂😂😂 I go back to my root
@babskenny:- Finally a native doctor, advertising his business 👍👍