By Editor
Traditionalists in the Southwest have urged the government to declare August 20 as public holiday to celebrate Isese Day.
They hailed Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola for acknowledging the importance of isese, saying he deserved a national award.
The traditionalists, in a statement by the National Youth President of Ijo Orunmila Adulawo and Founder of Orunmila Brotherhood Foundation, Oluwo Fasola Faniyi Babatunde, likened Isese Day to Eid-el-Kabir and Easter. They said it would be unfair if the government refused to grant their request.
The statement reads: “August 20 is a holy day for traditionalists across Nigeria and we implore our government to declare the day a public holiday to enable traditionalists to celebrate Isese Day. We pray for Nigeria’s progress whenever we celebrate Isese Day and God answers because it is a holy day.
“No African can run away from Isese because it belongs to us. August 20 is the day set aside for traditional worshippers to celebrate their deities and past warriors. This is now widely accepted as Isese Day and celebrated worldwide.”
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