Outrage Over Igbo Company's Takeover of Osun Osogbo Festival

In a move that has sparked widespread outrage among the Yoruba people, the 2024 Osun Osogbo Festival has been contracted to an Igbo-owned company, raising concerns over the protection of the intrinsic Yoruba cultural heritage.

The Osun Osogbo Festival is one of the most revered cultural programs among the Yoruba sub-national communities, dating back almost 700 years. The festival is deeply rooted in Yoruba beliefs, traditions, and spirituality, with a complex blend of overt celebrations and covert, Ifa-based rituals.

However, it has now been revealed that the hosting and organization of this year's Osun Osogbo Festival has been handed over to an Igbo-owned company, allegedly owned by one Chief Wilson Chibututu. This decision has been met with strong criticism from the Yoruba cultural custodians, who argue that the festival's inner sanctum must remain sacrosanct and can only be handled by the indigenous Yoruba people.

The Idande Organisation, a Yoruba cultural advocacy group, has condemned the move, stating that it is a "sacrilege" to hand over the organization of such a delicate aspect of Yoruba culture to a non-native. They have questioned the criteria used in selecting the Igbo company, arguing that there are capable Yoruba individuals and organizations that could have handled the festival better.

The group has also called out Governor Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke, urging him to revoke the contract immediately and ensure that the festival's organization remains in the hands of the Yoruba people. They have warned that failure to do so could have severe political consequences, as they will vigorously campaign against the governor's re-election bid in 2026.

The Osun Osogbo Festival is a two-week program that includes a cleansing parade, the lighting of a 500-year-old sixteen-point lamp, and a grand procession to the Osun riverside for propitiations and sacrifices to the river goddess, Yeye Osun. The festival is a testament to the rich cultural heritage of the Yoruba people, and the Idande Organisation has vowed to protect its sanctity.

Because it's an igbo owned company, does it mean yoruba people do not work there?

Tribalism will kill this country very soon

Die it🤣🤣🤣

Nonso92:
Because it's an igbo owned company, does it mean yoruba people do not work there?

Tribalism will kill this country very soon

With what I'm seeing now,it will be difficult for Nigeria to get better.
I rest my submission.

Nonso92:
Because it's an igbo owned company, does it mean yoruba people do not work there?

Tribalism will kill this country very soon

Why can’t Igbos respect boundaries. What makes you think you should be hosting such event?

The reason Igbo and Yoruba got to this sorry state is the tendency of Igbo to either dominate or cry tribalism victims.

I do not think any Yoruba wants to make that mistake again. Though Igbo were accommodated and tolerated well in Yoruba land, they would never reciprocate.

How could someone cry because he did not become Premier in the West? There are many cultural companies in Osun State alone not to mention the West.

Please avoid trouble when you can.

They should blame the organizers instead of the sponsor. This is where and how yorubas usually fuckup.

They will now concentrate on the sponsor and attack Igbos instead of settling the issue withing themselves to avoid future occurence.

Yorubas should stop being emotional and insecure over Igbo. It will only make them look weak

The dancing governor don Dy pass him boundary imagine putting a revered Yoruba culture in the hands of Igbo that's is totally outrageous and unacceptable
PDP can produce useless governor FYI

They will prefer Fulani company. That’s why I feel no pity when I see them cry of hunger today.