Some social media users had claimed that the monarch has scheduled the Oro festival to 18 March in a bid to suppress voters.
of today’s election to 18th March, the Oba rescheduled the Oro festival to next weekend.
“Oro festival is celebrated by male descendants of a specific location. Which means that females, non-participating males and non-natives must stay indoors during the festival.”who claimed to be a resident of Iba said that the rites were performed on Friday and they have been told it will be held again on election day.
“Yes, that’s my area. I witnessed they had it on Friday night as we were all warned never to stay outside from 10pm till 5:30 AM and also warned to avoid Iba area from 10am till 4 PM on Saturday as the traditional rite will be going on there but we know all was for political suppression,” his tweet reads., in response to a post by a former governorship candidate in Lagos, also confirmed the claim by Mr Abdulmamud.
“Oro festival date was first put on 11th March by the baale of IGANDO as soon as election was postponed to 18th, he shifted it to 18th… deliberate attempt to suppress voter,” he tweeted.also claimed that the rumour is true.Share this:
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