Prominent Ifa priest and Araba of Osogbo land, High Chief Ifayemi Elebuibon has said that total rejection of Yoruba tradition and culture was responsible for the high rate of infidelity in marriages and growing cases of paternity scandals that have disintegrated and scattered many homes, the Ifa Priest affirmed that the matter could be resolved through traditional means.
The traditionalist made the recommendation while featuring at the Osun state Correspondent of the Nigeria Union Journalists programme tagged: “News Point” in Osogbo Elebuibon said, “The race had enough traditional means to determine a child’s paternity that could be considered by whoever was interested in such investigation.”
According to him, “Yoruba has traditional DNA and they are very potent. They vary from one family or compound to another. We are having a high rate of cases of paternity fraud now because people of our race have decided to abandon what belongs to them and embrace two foreign religions.
“In Yoruba culture, even during childbirth, paternity of a baby can be determined. In my own compound those days, a new wife would take oath before the Ogun shrine to remain faithful to only her husband. Traditionally, there are several ways we can determine the paternity of a child. Those means are cheap and safe but our people are not interested in them. They are alternatives available for those that are interested,” he said.