Daddy Freeze Says Religion Is Failing Nigerians
Media personality Ifedayo Olarinde, popularly known as Daddy Freeze, says religion is not producing real results in Nigeria and is undermining the country’s development. He made the remarks on a recent episode of The Honest Bunch Podcast, where he questioned the impact of intense religiosity on people’s lives. Daddy Freeze argued that religion, as widely practised in Nigeria, has failed to deliver the prosperity, love and good governance that many preachers promise. He asked where the supposed benefits are, noting that Nigerians often claim special favour from God yet continue to struggle with poverty, poor services and insecurity. He compared Nigeria with less religious but more developed countries such as Japan. According to him, nations that do not centre their public life on religion seem to enjoy better infrastructure, healthcare and quality of life than highly religious societies like Nigeria. […]
