Abdulrasheed Akanbi, the oluwo of Iwoland, has kicked
against the adoption of family planning saying it could lead to the eradication
of the human race.
In a lengthy post on his Instagram page, the monarch said
there is need to fight several misconceptions such as equating huge population
with poverty.
There is, however, no research that proves that a large
population would automatically cause poverty. Rather, poverty is due to the
country’s inability to adequately provide for its population.
Citing Canada as an instance, the Iwo monarch said nations
adopting family planning are at the risk of having the land occupied by
foreigners.
He said China — which boasts of a huge population — is
evidence that human strength is critical to the socio-economic development of
nations.
According to him, the focus should be on how government can
provide the right environment for individuals to explore their potentials not
shrinking population.
Akanbi also said there is a need for the government to
improve the quality of both formal and technical education to enrich and
promote brains needed for economic growth.
“There is much more strength in procreation. We ignorantly
related poverty to overpopulation. If it were to be, China, by now should be
the most affected nation by poverty. But no, China is the emerging world power,
getting it very right,” he wrote.
“Few other powerful nations are getting it wrong for placing
a limit on childbearing years back.”
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