By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
Christian leaders in Ibadan on Tuesday, cautioned an Ibadan Mogaji, Mogaji Asimiyu Ariori
against causing religious crisis in Oyo State with his purported utterances.
The Christian leaders asked the Mogaji to apologise and seek forgiveness from the Christian community in the state.
A Christian leader from Ibadan South West Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mr. Olu Olugbenga described Mogaji Ariori’s statement as derogatory to the Christian population.
“His statement is inciting. It is not good at all. When they asked him to mention the number of his wives. I expect him to stop when he mentioned 25. The statement that Christians marry one wife and 30 concubines is inciting and can cause religious crisis”.
Also, Elder Joseph Akande from Ibadan North Local Government Area advised Mogaji Ariori to tender public apology to the Christian community, saying, ” He is a Mogaji. I expect him not to say that kind of a thing.
” It is inciting and discriminatory against the Christians. I expect him to tender public apology. I do not expect the Mogaji to dabble into market leadership issue because he is not one of them”, he said.
Another Christian leader from Oluyole Local Government Area, Pa Kola Olaosebikan, advised the Mogaji to tender his apology within seven days in four media houses, saying, ” His statement is unfortunate”.
” We expect him to tender apology within seven days and failure to do this, we will ask the Olubadan and his family to remove him from the position. He is Mogaji. I am sure he will have Muslims, Christians and even traditionalists in his family. So why is he uttering such statement?
A church leader from Ido local government area, Mr. James Ishola, said that a good leader does not discriminate on the basis of religion” adding, “A good leader does not utter such statement” .
” A good leader does not discriminate on the basis of religion. It is very unfortunate that a family head who has adherents of different religions in his family is uttering such statement. He should apologise to us and he should desist from uttering such statement in the future”.
New Nigerian learnt that Mogaji Ariori during a live radio on Noble 107.1 FM in Ibadan on Tuesday programme Bembe Oro anchored by the duo of Saheed Alatise and Salawat Lukman while responding to a question on how many wives he has, reportedly said he has 25 wives because he is not a Christian that usually has only one wife with many concubines.
“Do you know what Christianity has caused to our society. It only permits a man to marry one wife. Some of them will have one wife and 30 concubines. I have 25. I am not a Christian that will have one wife and 30 concubines”, he said
