Adeyinka Olaiya, Sao Paulo, Brazil/
A Nigerian Yoruba spiritualist, Ogbeni Gbadebo Owolabi, has been invited by the Spiritualist Association of Brazil to participate in the spiritual commitment and the initiation of the president-elect, Jair Bolsonaro, to the traditional religion and to the gods of the land.
NewsmakersNG learnt that the incoming Brazilian President has been subjected to all sorts of ritual and Christian baptism before assuming the oath of office as the Republican President of Brazil in January 2019.
Considering the political and corruption problems that have riddled the Latin American country over the years, some leaders working for what they called the country’s goodwill have subjected Bolsonaro to take oath in the culture of the three prominent religions practised in the country – Catholicism, Pentecostal and African traditional religion (Candomblé).
Ogbeni Owolabi said, “Such ideas should be compulsorily enshrined in the Nigerian political commitments. Oaths of office should also be traditional apart from the Islamic and Christian forms of oaths adopted by the African country.”
The Pentecostal churches in Brazil have taken the first step by secretly baptizing the President-elect into the Christian practice on Monday.
In a video exclusively obtained by NewsmakersNG, the president-elect is seen being baptized inside an unnamed river.
Brazil, over the years, has been facing serious political and economic problems which have led to the election of a far-rightist to rule the country for the next four years.
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