The Ooni of Ife His Imperial Majesty Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi(Ojaja II) yesterday in Lagos blamed the challenges facing Africa on erosion of culture and tradition.
The foremost African monarch said this while delivering an annual lecture of the School of Postgraduate Studies of the University of Lagos. with the theme “Redefining the Role of Traditional Institutions for National Development.” saying African culture and traditions are gradually giving way to westernization in several aspects which according to him has impacted negatively on our socio-economic and political development as most of the culture borrowed from the western culture had confused African value system.
“There is nothing wrong borrowing from another but the truth is that such things that are borrowed need to be properly aligned and harmonized in such a way that it will not affect our own way of life. Before the colonial masters came, they met our culture, tradition and kingship system; the way our affairs were being directed. By that time, there were no boundaries and yet kingdoms and territories were secured and we all had respect for one another.
Ooni Ogunwusi thus described Africa as the center of the world and charged Africans to work together as a team if the continent should should sustain their worth within the committee of continents.
"Africans must look inwards, believe in themselves and work together if we must get our rightful place within the committee of continents in the world. Any stream that forgets its source must surely run dry.“It is only proper for us to know where we are coming from, in order for us to be able to determine where we are going to.“I have been asking questions on what is fundamentally wrong with the black race. We have everything but do not put it to good use, brothers are killing their own brothers and sisters doing the same.“Our forefathers have bequeathed so many traditional legacies to make life easy for us. Let us put them to good use.”
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