Alleged tribal stereotype: Pastor Bolaji Idowu faces backlash over remarks about Yoruba, Igbo people

• A Lagos-based cleric, Pastor Bolaji Idowu precocious trended connected societal media level X, formerly Twitter
• This comes aft Pastor Bolaji, successful a viral video from his ministration, made comments astir the Yoruba and Igbo tribe
• The clergyman's comments led to backlash online, with galore accusing him of perpetuating tribal stereotypes

Pastor Bolaji Idowu, a Lagos-based cleric, precocious trended connected X, formerly known arsenic Twitter, pursuing comments helium made astir the Yoruba and Igbo tribes.

During a sermon, Pastor Bolaji, who precocious questioned Christian ladies who inquire for iPhones alternatively of bibles from lovers, claimed that "fear" was the superior occupation of the Yoruba race.

Pastor Bolaji Idowu's caller sermon connected the Yoruba and Igbo tribes has gone viral. Credit: bolajiid
Source: Instagram

The clergy contrasted this with the "fearlessness" of the Igbo radical who helium said tin beryllium recovered successful each country.

He argued that fearfulness leads to self-doubt and hinders progress.

“There is simply a occupation with the Yoruba race. Even the ones that are 48 years old. There is simply a occupation with your race, and it is called fear. Life bows for the courageous. Life works against the fearful,” the pastor declared during his message.

In related news, Legit.ng reported that the clergy addressed ladies desiring to person godly and fiscal unchangeable men arsenic partners.

Pastor Bolaji Idowu comes nether occurrence for his comments astir the Yoruba and Igbo tribes during a sermon. Credit: bolajiid
Source: Instagram

Pastor Bolaji stated that those women are not aft a man's money, they are simply ensuring that they won't provender the men successful marriage.

The video of Pastor Idowu Bolaji speaking astir the Igbo and Yoruba tribes are below:

Netizens respond to Pastor Bolaji's remarks

The arguable connection has sparked beardown reactions connected societal media, with galore accusing him of promoting taste stereotypes from the pulpit.

Legit.ng compiled immoderate of the reactions, work them below:

AbiolaBlackdiva commented:

"Rora means beryllium cautious and that is not synonymous to fear. Moreso, a provocative oregon inflammatory connection from the pulpit is wholly inappropriate."

ligthofIsrael reacted:

"Una don commencement again Abi.. How e instrumentality maltreatment Yoruba now? I'm a Yoruba and each Yoruba knows he's saying the truth. Wetin travel dey arguable astir this?? Issokay."

tstickstobi commented:

"There a tons of Yoruba and different tribes doing large things location and abroad. The wealthiest Black idiosyncratic successful the satellite is Aliko Dangote, neither a Yoruba oregon an Igbo. Just PREACH the GOSPEL. Fear got thing to bash with your contention oregon taste background."

Inno4Chi wrote:

"I find it distasteful that Nigerians ever usage the 3 oregon 4 large taste groups arsenic cleanable examples oregon illustration connected anything. Where has it taken america to? We person implicit 250 taste groups and implicit 400 languages. When an idiosyncratic spends astir their full beingness successful conscionable Lagos."

toviwazon commented:

"Is this antheral a Yoruba man? If helium is, helium has each rights to speech astir his people. I spot thing atrocious successful this."

SavvyScribe209 reacted:

"The feline is simply a joke. It’s honestly heartbreaking due to the fact that I truly liked him. I’ve followed him connected IG since 2020 up till I saw the video, but he’s turned retired to beryllium conscionable similar those who person mislaid their consciousness of home. Very soon, he’ll witnesser the information of the aged Yoruba adage about."

Police merchandise Pastor Bolaji Idowu

Meanwhile, Legit.ng antecedently reported that the pastor trended online implicit immoderate allegations, galore frowned upon.

Pastor Bolaji was invited by the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) implicit an allegation of fraud.

However, helium was aboriginal released and didn't walk the nighttime successful the custody of the instrumentality enforcement agency.

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Source: Legit.ng