by Tunde Olorungbotemi, Osogbo

The grand finale of the annual Osun-Osogbo festival ended on Friday with the breach of PTF COVID-19 protocols by the participants at this year international festival in Osogbo, capital of Osun state, VOICE AIR MEDIA reports.

Recalled VOICE AIR MEDIA reported that the state government through the commissioner for culture and tourism, Dr Adebisi Obawale had on Tuesday announced a ban on social activities and gatherings at the Osun-Osogbo festival and restricted visitors to the UNESCO World Heritage site to worshippers only.

The state government, however, approved the observance of traditional rites and routines associated with the festival (in strict compliance with COVID-19 guidelines) and that only authorised persons and worshippers were allowed into the Grove.

Our correspondent who visited the venue of the festival, said at the entrance showed the participants disregarding precautionary measures for COVID-19 prevention.

Observers noted that participants failed to obey the order by the state government of Osun and not adhered to COVID-19 protocols such as the wear(ing) of facemasks and the observance of social distancing.

Recall the presidential task force on COVID-19 on Thursday, 18th June, 2020 at the 44th joint national briefing of the committee in Abuja, decried the continuous flouting of guidelines by some members of the public in spite of the rising cases of Coronavirus infection in the country.

However, at the Grove on Friday, the Governor of the state, Gboyega Oyetola, represented by the state Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Obawale Adebisi, pleaded with the worshippers and Osogbo monarch, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun, to bear with the state, assuring that next year’s celebration would bring more tourists.

https://www.voiceairmedia.com/2020/08/osun-osogbo-festival-2020-participants.html

Though it isn’t good disobeying constituted authority, but this isn’t different from what is happening in our markets, playing grounds, churches, mosques, transport vehicles and places of work.

Sanctioning the priests or the shrine won’t be a good idea.

their god has no cure for covid19. if they do anyhow. they will end up anyhow.

APC campaign for Edo state no pull crowd pass this one so??

slivertongue:
their god has no cure for covid19. if they do anyhow. they will end up anyhow.

Same as other religions

No god has the cure. The cure is in the laboratory with human scientists

"COVID 19 is under the feet of the gods"

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The gods will protect them

Naija ooo

slivertongue:
their god has no cure for covid19. if they do anyhow. they will end up anyhow.

Political rallies nko?

The gods are not to blame.

Voice air media, na wetin you wan take get traffic be that? Make traffic of thunder no strike una o

But if they were protesters, the government will arrest them. Hypocrisy of APC

Who cares about social distancing ��

Isese L'agba





Oh! That was why it drizzled today

Edo no be Lagos



I will break ur teeth

600 years

Lol

Jesus is the only way.......

We in naija wear facemasks because of police, not because of covid 1-9 we fear police more than coro . put some police men here everyone will comply ....

Nah Dem sabi

And some stupid policemen arested my bikeman in okefia, osogbo because I (passenger) didn't use nose mask I had to pay d bikeman 1k so he can settle d stupid police!!! Now dey are flaunting covid 19 rules in a festival.

Bloody hypocrite

emerged01:

Political rallies nko?

I tire o

^

ainas247:
Oga off the mic
What do you have to say about politician campaign

Abi o, hep me ask OP

Edo is safe because of political campaign and they are not following any guidelines, why should these ones be persecuted?

A lot of people make mistake when they say Yoruba land is 50% Muslims and 50% Christians.

My take, its 30% Traditionalists, 30% Muslims and and 40% Christians.