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Oyo Traditional Worshippers Seek Public Holiday to Mark Iseese Day

Traditional Worshippers in Oyo state have expressed hope for the official announcement of a public holiday, Iseese day, in recognition of their beliefs, saying Gov. Seyi Makinde has extended hands of friendship to their members in the state.

The Araba Oluisese of Ibadanland, High Chief Ifalere Odegbemi Odegbola disclosed this on February 28, 2022 st the Osemeji Obamoro Festival, which held at the Mapo Hall in Ibadan.

Comparing various administrations in the past with the present Makinde-led administration, Odegbola specially commended the present government for the support for his people, towards achieving success in the policy, programmes and activities of the state.

Present at the event was the State Commissioner for Information, Culture And Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun, who represented the governor; the President-General of the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII), Prince Yemisi Adeaga and his executive members, the Chairman, Association of Traditional Worshippers; Oyo State Chapter, Surveyor Adefabi Dasola and his Secretary, Mogaji Dr. Fakayode Fayemi Fatunde and other dignitaries.

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Speaking on the significance of the Ose Meji Obamoro day, Chief Odegbola said it was a day to commemorate the establishment of Ibadan city.

He went into the historical background of Ibadan and how Lagelu, the founder of the city consulted divinity (Ose Meji) after the devolution of the old Ibadan from Awotan, the oracle asked that Ibadan would start on a steep hill of the present day Oja Oba, beside the historical Mapo Hill.

He saluted the efforts of the present administration in the state in the area of good governance and recent inclusion of traditional worshippers in state activities.

He said; “The invitation extended to our people at the recent State’s Interfaith Prayer programme and other official events have made us believe that Governor Makinde is ready to embrace all religious sects without bias and it indicates that our clamour for a public holiday to celebrate Isese Festival, will soon be approved.

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“It is no gainsaying that he has our support for all these attributes and his second term election support is our responsibility, our people will not abandon him, especially if he accede to our prayer.”

The State Secretary of Traditional Worshippers Association, Mogaji Dr. Fakayode Fayemi Fatunde and the President, Ose Meji Ibadan Foundation, Ifayemi Ifakayode also used the moment to call on the state government to go a step further in the new relationship forged with the traditionalists and declare a holiday for them.

He opined that the gesture will deepen the love the adherents of tradition religion have for the governor and his government.

In his address, the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun said it was a new dawn for traditional worshippers in the state as indicated in their inclusion in state activities and urged them not to relent in their support for the governor and the government of Oyo state.

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He challenged them to work further to instill the Yoruba decorum, discipline, culture and language in the younger generation, especially in a world that is daily embracing western ideas and jettisoning what he called “the value of Omoluabi spirit”.

Olatubosun added, “Our governor is here in spirit and since you all have said it that he has done what his predecessors failed to do in giving you hands of friendship, then it is time to start the gospel of another good term for Governor ‘Seyi Makinde.

“He has done so much for us all in changing the face of Oyo state in physical infrastructure, education, health and economic turnaround, it is our turn to appreciate him, we shall then witness more”.

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