Prince Alexander Adewale Haastrup of the Bilaro Ruling Space of the Owa Obokun of Ijesaland is among the contestants to the vacant throne of Owa Obokun of Ijesaland. On this interview via SAM NWAOKO, Prince Alexander Haastrup, an ordained pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, speaks on his plans for the throne and the community of Ijesaland if he emerges because the fresh Owa.
There are lots of Haastrup Princes on this race to occupy the vacant Owa Obokun throne. Why do you assume you’re the best possible certified for this throne? Why will have to the kingmakers make a choice you to be their king?
Over time, prophecies had long past out from other males of God and I by no means knew how those prophecies would come to fulfilment. As God would have it, there are two prophecies that in most cases come my manner. The primary one, prior to now, males of God would inform me that they have been ocular me as a pastor. Additionally, they have been announcing that they’re ocular crown on my head. The pastoral one has been fulfilled in my future to the honour of God. Nowadays, I’m an ordained pastor within the Redeemed Christian Church of God. Apart that, the RCCG additionally skilled me on human family members and find out how to keep an eye on community, as a result of we do business in with numerous congregation contributors in numerous parishes. Additionally, I’ve labored within the round shape for a few years. So I’ve been a pacesetter for a few years and until lately, I’m nonetheless a pacesetter. I paintings as a Regional Administrator within the RCCG and in addition a pastor accountable for a Zone within the RCCG. With most of these, I believe that my native land may be very paramount and remarkable to me, that I would possibly showcase all that I’ve learnt. Along with those, the Almighty God has ready me for this as a result of all of the prophecies.
We’re 11 siblings in my very own father’s lineage. 10 of them got here in combination to mention ‘Alexander Adewale Haastrup, go ahead. We are in support of you.’ So, I’ve God’s backing; I’ve my society’s backing as neatly. So with most of these, I see it that I will, in the course of the grace of God, be accountable for the entire Ijesaland because the Imperial Majesty, the Owa Obokun of Ijesaland to supremacy them, to maintain the tradition of Ijesaland and to, amongst alternative issues, help my community and unite them. I’m additionally ready to supremacy them via filling the throne of Owa Obokun.
Princes play games a wide variety of video games and throw the whole thing they have got into it when a crown as remarkable as that is the objective, a wide variety of steps are taken, talking actually. You’re a pastor and also you depend on God and prophecies. Do you assume that is enough quantity given the extraneous strikes alternative princes could be making to realize the crown; are you assured about what’s forward of you?
Sure, via the particular grace of God. I prayed a dozen about this, and we’re nonetheless praying. Even if I’ve perceivable a few of my uncles and a few alternative princes and what capability they have got—a few of them are very influential; a few of them are very lavish. Everyone seems to be ocular themselves as probably the most certified, however I’m announcing that what I’ve to trade in is far better and larger than what they have got. I handover a Residing God; I by no means combine the rest with my serving God and I consider my God that via the use of this, I imagine that God Almighty will loose the knowledge and each important factor I wish to ascend the throne of Owa; and what is going to manufacture me a just right chief at the throne. So, I’m very assured that no matter capability they’re working and regardless of the extent in their riches and alternative issues, I’ve God and he’s backing me up.
You have got proudly reiterated your ordination as a pastor. Alternatively, it’s the trust amongst many in Yorubaland that our tradition and custom don’t combine healthily with the Christian tradition and custom; that they run opposite to a couple biblical rules. How do you propose to marry all of those because the race progresses and whilst you change into the Owa?
Within the Bible, Solomon requested for only one factor and that’s knowledge to rule his community. Me, my faith being a Christian and being a pastor, I emphasise won’t ever impact the cultural background of my the city. As a question of truth, a part of what I’ve as my perceptible for my pricey Ijesaland is to concentrate on the cultural revival and preservation as a result of, even within the Bible, tradition may be very remarkable and you’ll be able to see how tradition performed a big function within the future of the kids of Israel. Even the kings within the Bible by no means dominated out the truth that tradition may be very remarkable. So, if I change into the Owa Obokun of Ijesaland I, via the grace of God focal point at the cultural revival and preservation and I can additionally assure that the normal rulers in Ijesaland are neatly taken-care of and assure that they don’t seem to be left at the back of within the coverage implementation of Ijesaland. Additionally, moment we’re nonetheless speaking about tradition, I can assure the preservation and coverage of the tradition of my native land and in addition assure that most of these wouldn’t have any contradiction between the faith to which I belong and any alternative faith. Alternatively, it’s remarkable to indicate that there’s additionally a sunlit remaining between faith and tradition.
The Owa that handed used to be very pervasive and reigned neatly because the Owa. Many developmental strides might be attributed to his momentous reign in Ijesaland. What are the ones issues you could need to do in a different way at the throne if it’s the will of God that you’d ascend the throne?
The very first thing I’m going to contain myself in if, via the grace of God I change into the Owa, is to unite Ijesaland, each house and in a foreign country. I can manufacture positive that I unite each indigene of Ijesaland anywhere they could be. Like I stated, I can deliver a couple of cultural revival and the preservation of tradition in our land. I additionally would inspire attribute training and human capital building. One of the vital fields we’re missing in Ijesaland is infrastructure. It’s my perceptible to deliver about infrastructural building of Ijesaland as a result of we’d like it. By means of the particular grace of God, I’m going to enhance on that and manufacture positive that extra firms input Ijesaland and thereby focal point on economic expansion of the land. There also are plans now we have laid out for the rural, the fitness and alternative sectors of the financial system of Ijesaland for the entire development of the cities and the community.
Date conserving the tradition like I stated previous, I can additionally assure the preservation of all religions—and I’m emphatic about this, all religions in Ijesaland via the particular grace of God. Some other remarkable side is the empowerment of girls, widows and orphans. That would come with scholarships and that is getting to be one in every of my cardinal programmes because the Owa of Ijesaland.
Riches, bodily wealth is likely one of the issues community together with the kingmakers imagine of their selection of a king. Do you could have the monetary muscle to pursue this type of mission, taking into consideration all who’re within the race such as you? Are you ready to journey the entire hog financially?
By means of the grace of God, God has been so useful in that section. I realize it comes to a dozen of cash and that it is rather tough. I do know that God who has began neatly with me will undoubtedly proceed to manufacture provisions as a result of I depend only on God like I’ve mentioned. My hope is in Christ. By means of the particular grace of God, I’m 57 years impaired and I’ve held a number of positions and I do know what function finance performs. Even on the pace, I do know that cash is remarkable within the procedure; even if I ascend the throne, I do know that cash will nonetheless be very remarkable to do all that I’ve laid out as plans. I consider God that He’ll manufacture some way for me the place there is not any manner and he has been doing that.
Do you consider the kingmakers to do the right kind factor? How a lot do you consider them?
Sure. Alternatively, I should additionally say that I’m really not them; I’m just a prince and a candidate. So, I imagine of their understanding as a result of I do know that God is concerned on this venture and if God is concerned, later everybody this is in fee will all the time play games a task that God needs them to play games. So, I imagine them that they might additionally do the suitable factor, together with our executive. There may be the federal government and its tasks within the appointment of the nearest Owa Obokun of Ijesaland. I consider the federal government of Osun Environment which is my pricey circumstance as a result of you can’t not include the truth that executive has an overly primary function to play games on this subject. So I additionally imagine that the Afobajes (the kingmakers) and the Agba Ijesas (the Elders of Ijesaland) are getting to do what is going to please the thoughts of God on this subject.
One of the vital accusations in opposition to many contestants to the throne is that you don’t are living at house, that you’re a ways from house. Have you ever confronted such allegation?
I’ve a Bachelor’s level in Trade Management from Joseph Ayo Babalola College (JABU) in Ikeji-Arakeji, Osun Environment and I’m an Assistant Member of the Chartered Institute of Team of workers Control of Nigeria. I’m pc literate and I’ve a Upper Nationwide degree in banking and Finance from the Federal Polytechnic, Offa. My number one and secondary faculty training are in Ekiti Environment moment my {qualifications} on the College of Discipleship on the redeemers Ministry and the Bible School of the RCCG. I used to be ordained a complete pastor in 2023. A lot of these have been in Nigeria right here and I’m positive there is not any manner any person will say I’m a ways from house. So, I’ve lived at house enough quantity to know the intricacies of Ijesaland and the calls for.
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