By Prince Kelly Udebhulu
“This review is not intended to promote ancestral gods
worship or humiliate the ancestral gods either” I stand the chance to be corrected
as contributions are entertained!
“Altars are built for gods and ancestors. Objects placed on the altars are
symbolic of the god and contribute to the success of the worship.”
Why do we have failed promises and broken homes nowadays? A
million questions with singular answer.
In those days before the coming of Christianity, the ancestral gods were
active and functional in all ramifications.
The fear of the ancestral gods was
the beginning of wisdom, marriage vows, oath taking services and adherent to
the agreed contract agreements. Small scale robberies then were at its minimal degree,
divorce, adultery, fornication, lie and broken hearts in marriage promises were
low in statistics counting. Community Leaders, Village and Family Heads adhere
to the genuine tenets of governance for fear of the ancestral god’s spirit.
Chiefs selected to represent clans at the community meetings obeyed to the
reasons of their selection.
We grow up to know that robbery and lie are bad. Many had no
chances to hear the sermon from the Holy Bible before they know what is bad
based on the orientation from the family, communal and traditional norms and
values inherited and assimilated into the conscience being within.
At arrival of Christianity, Many norms and values were
altered to pave ways for the entrance of ill dealings with one another as the
ancestral gods feared and honored were renamed as demi gods, powerless gods,
blind gods that cannot see but were seeing before the coming of Christianity
and active to catch witches and wizards, thieves, adulterers and liars. The
fear of the wrath of the ancestral gods which was immediate and timing then diminished;
this gives rooms to failed promises in contract agreements, marriage promises
and fabricated lies.
In my previous topic, “Polygamy Is Good”, my message was
cleared, if we are to have controlled polygamy, we should know we endorsed it
instead of modernized polygamy we see these days. A husband having assistant wives, deputy
wives, semi wives and children from outside wedlock activities. Yet, majority
say polygamy is not in practice these days. It pays for the woman to know her
stand in marriage and prepare her mind towards it than shock associated with
incoming wives after her marriage. All these are part of the aftermaths of the
coming of Christianity.
Women are no longer taking the ancestral family oath in
marriages which was a controlling mechanism against adultery, lie and other
odds associated with a bad wife. The fear of the ancestral gods eluded for ill
dealings in marriages.
Politicians today are either ancestral god’s worshippers or
partial/political Christians. They swear with the bible to perform and govern
effectively. They know quite well that the wrath to come will not be immediate
and hence, we have bad governance. Gone are the days, when a Politician have
the fear of the ancestral gods, once sworn into office with the ancestral gods
stick (ukhure) to govern effectively, good result is sure, else, immediate
wrath signs will be visualized.
My readers, you will agree that most people today are neither
serious Christians nor ancestral god’s worshippers and their activities are of
the ancestral god’s era than the Christianity period. Most marriages are
broken, liars, adulterers, robbers, bad Government, Community Leaders, Village and
Family Heads no longer have that fear to respect the genuine tenets of governance
with the fear of the ancestral god’s spirit. Chiefs selected to represent clans
at the community meetings and political Representatives do not adhere henceforth
to the reasons of their selection and election.
Do you believe if ancestral gods stick (Ukhure) is used to
take Oath of Office, these Governors, Representatives, LG Chairmen, Councilors
will work effectively? Your answer is
good as mine!
…To be continued
By Prince Kelly Udebhulu
You can tweet to @princekelly75
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