Aareonakakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams, has reiterated the need for religious tolerance for peace and tranquility to reign in Nigeria.
This is as he said any country that upholds religious fanatism would be designated a terrorist state and thrown into war if not well managed.
Iba Adams made the call at the weekend, while speaking at the Year 2024 edition of Annual Aareonakakanfo Christmas Carol Service and Ninth Lessons, the 7th edition organised by the office of the Aareonakakanfo.
The annual event was held in Lagos and attended by Christian leaders from different denominations.
Gani Adams
The Yoruba monarch said the event was organized to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, as it is done all over the world, recalled his growing up when people with different religious backgrounds celebrated with one another without discriminations.
He maintained that there was always the need for religious tolerance in Nigeria, without which there would be no peace and tranquility.
According to him, religion is a fragile thing to life, saying that proper approach needed to be applied to manage it through tolerance to the issue.
Iba Adams insisted that God is the Creator of all religions as well as the Creator of languages and cultures, urging people to stop having a mindset that anybody that practises other religion outside his or her’s is a pagan.
“We always need religious tolerance.Without religious tolerance, there is no way Nigeria can have peace and tranquility, without religious tolerance, Nigeria will be designated as a terrorist state.
“Any country that upholds fanatism will be so designated and that can lead to war if not well managed. Religion is a fragile thing to life and we have to be careful the way we manage it, and the only way we can manage it is to be tolerant to other religions,whether you are Muslim, Christian or traditional believer. We have to be tolerant.
“God is the Creator of all religions, God is the Creator of all languages and cultures. And definitely, you should not have a mindset that anybody that practises other religion outside your’s is a pagan,” he said.
The event featured Carol songs with Christ Vessel of Grace Church coming first, followed the Beulah International which came second while the C and S Church from Ikorodu came third.
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