Controversial media personality, Ifedayo Olarinde, popularly known as Daddy Freeze, has suggested that religion is hindering Nigeria’s development.
Speaking during a recent episode of The Honest Bunch Podcast, he argued that religion has failed to deliver tangible results in the country.
According to him, nations with lower levels of religious influence, such as Japan, have achieved greater development and higher standards of living.
“How is religion working for us?” he asked.
“My problem with religion is – it has no results. Where is the prosperity? Where is the love? You say God loves us because we are religious so how come the Japanese are the ones enjoying their own heaven on earth? They are developed.
“We don’t have anything but we have this ‘God that favours us.’ However, when we truly list the things what we say favour is – prosperity, health… Did you know Nigeria has the shortest life expectancy in the world according to the 2026 statistics 54 years?
“We pay more tithes than taxes in this country yet our prayers and sacrifices don’t seem to reflect on the condition of our nation,” he said.
