Anambra govt, religious leaders back Dec 28 deadline to end Osu caste system.
ANAMBRA State Government has adopted the December 28, 2018 date set by major traditional rulers in the South-East to abolish the controversial Osu caste system in the region.

It's long overdue

On Friday, December 28, Igbos will mark the abolishing of Osu caste system in the southeast

- The event will take place in the presence of traditional rulers from various communities in the region

- The pronouncement to abolish the caste systems would be made at a special Nri royal monument for treasure custody known as ‘Ikpo Eze-Nri’

Traditional rulers across Igboland are in Anambra state to abolish the age-long practice of Osu and other caste system in the region, Guardian reports.

Converged in the state are rulers from Agwukwu Nri, Anaocha council of Anambra, Etche and Ikwere of Rivers state.

Also other traditional title holders including prominent leaders in Igbo land will be present to witness the end of the practice which has discriminated the Osu (outcast), ‘Ohu’ (slave) and ‘Ume’ (incestophile).

The Osu caste system is a practice in Igbo society where some people are tagged second-class citizens because they were believed to have been dedicated to some deity.

Also, the Osu person is forbidden from engaging in marital or business relationships with a freeborn including taking traditional title.

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Speaking on the preparation, the personal assistant to the Nri regent, Prince Ifeanyi Onyeso, said the pronouncement to abolish the caste systems would be made at a special Nri royal monument for treasure custody known as ‘Ikpo Eze-Nri’.

Onyeso, who is also the spokesperson for the organisers said certain punishments would also be pronounced on the Nri throne against individuals or groups that go contrary to the pronouncement.

“Whoever that calls anybody Osu or practices the Osu caste system will be visited with punishment. Only an Nri man can come and carry out any cleansing of an abomination before the curse that befalls such person can be removed,” Onyeso said.

However, contrary to the agreement of the traditional rulers, the Adama chief priest of Nri, Amobi Nduka, said the preparations did not follow the tradition of the land.

Nduka urged all sons and daughters of Igbo land to “ignore the nugatory proclamation.” He said while he and the Eze Nri had never been in support of the discriminatory practice, revocation of such must follow due process and executed by the relevant authority.

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Adama said in a statement: “Such a nugatory proclamation should be ignored. He who is imbued with ‘nso’ cannot abrogate nor revoke ‘nso ana’. Abrogatee cannot in pari passu be an abrogator.”

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that traditional rulers in the southeast jointly set Friday, December 28, to put an end to the age-long and controversial Osu caste system in the region.

The monarchs in a statement on Tuesday, November 6, said that the event marking the abolition of the Osu caste system in Igbo land would take place at the Nri Palace in Anambra.

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Wetin concerns politics section with this

If u like call the Pope n hold a special prayer session or better still make it a criminal offence. The Osu Caste System will never leave igboland. It's inhumane,discriminatory and destroys life but that is human nature for you.
The African community is a close knit one.What one does is believed to affect the community. Christianity has not be able to take away some beliefs n customs in igboland. And we igbos are Nigeria's Christians.We embraced the White Man's religion whole heartedly.



These people are just wasting their time

up Ahmed Isah, a human right activist who has being campaigning against osu stigma on human right fm 101.1 Abuja.
We are Christians no body should be called forbidden in Igbo land.

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These are people who their grand fathers committed sacrilege against the community...

The punishment for such was total banishment and rejection by the community...

This practice helped curtail many evil vices in the olden days ...

They should make sure the advantages of lifting such practice outways the disadvantages

sarrki:
Wetin concerns politics section with this

after today, call any body osu and go to jail

zombieTRACKER:
These are people who their grand fathers committed sacrilege against the community...

The punishment for such was total banishment and rejection by the community...

This practice helped curtail many evil vices in the olden days ...

They should make sure the advantages of lifting such practice outways the disadvantages

We are Christians no body should be called forbidden in Igbo land, led the law take care of sacrilege and criminality

They should keep decieving themselves...

maslong:

after today, call any body osu and go to jail

Decieve yourself.

Pigsandidiots:
They should keep decieving themselves...

anu busu.