Alaafin admonishes Nigerians on ‘life that honours mankind’

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi 111, has admonished Nigerians on “love that considers others first, prefers others above personal and selfish desires, and which seeks to emancipate, unshackle and liberate”.
Oba Adeyemi gave the admonition in his message to felicitate with Christians on the Easter celebrations.
Said the royal father: “It was love that took Jesus to the
cross. If His heart was not willing and overflowing with love, He could not have offered Himself as a sacrifice. At this time in our country, we commend this love to all citizens. Love that considers others first, love that prefers others above personal and selfish desires, love that seeks to emancipate, to unshackle and liberate.
Round our country, in Jos, Plateau State, in the Niger Delta, and, indeed, in many areas, there is the dire need for unfeigned love. This is the vital lesson of Easter. Love will take us above internecine killings, agitations, and other divisive tendencies. Let Christians imbibe this love, and let them inspire non-Christians with their genuine display of the attribute’’.
He said Easter should be days filled with love, with appreciation of what God has done for mankind, days of goodwill to our neighbours, days of divine expectation to see the Lord, even as His disciples saw Him at Galilee.
“This would transform our nation, heal our relationships, and give us the polity of our dreams. If we love with the spirit of Easter in our hearts, governance would work, electoral reforms would be easier to accomplish, funds would be judiciously utilized for the good of the larger number, the leadership would love and cherish the led. That is the essence of Easter, which we commend to all Nigerians, indeed, to
all humanity, at this time’’.
Oba Adeyemi noted that Jesus Christ lived a life that was completely submitted to the will and desires of God Almighty, adding that every day, He sought to please God.
“If we imbibe this in all areas of our lives, both secular and
spiritual, then we are on the path to a glorious life. A life that
pleases God, and which honours mankind. We will obey the laws of the land implicitly, seek only the good of our fellow man, and serve others with humility and fear of God. Let all these prevail in our hearts and lives, and the essence and spirit of Easter would have been achieved. It would not just be time for revelry, carousing and other forms of debauchery’’.