Traditional religious worshippers in Osun state have revealed that the Ifa oracle strongly supports the elimination of fuel subsidies.
Speaking on behalf of the Traditional Religion Worshippers Association (TRAWSO) at a medical outreach for its members in Osogbo on Tuesday, President Dr Oluseyi Atanda said Ifa supported President Bola Tinubu’s decision but emphasized transparency in the process.
He stated that while the decision may be difficult and difficult on the masses, they must endure in order to reap the tremendous benefits that will result from the subsidy removal.
He said;
Ifa supported that the decision to remove subsidy is a good one, but the government must be sincere and do things the proper way so that at the end of the day, you don’t act in a way that shows or seems that the people who are enduring the pain feel taken for granted.
It (Ifa) further revealed that what follows the tough decision of subsidy removal is a tremendous blessing if the people can persevere, hence, we urge the populace to support the decision of President Bola Tinubu and should collectively monitor the actions of public office holders in order to cater for the critical needs of the people.
He also urged traditional religious adherents to take proper care of their health, saying the rampant issues of sudden death is a result of negligence by the people.
We realize that over the last few months, the issue of sudden death has become a societal problem which affects everyone and could be due to diabetes and high blood pressure.
We feel that traditionalists should also be aware that there is a need for them to check their blood pressure and know what is happening in their body, hence the reason we decided to organise the medical outreach in celebration of the second year anniversary of the current executive members of the association, he added.