arinze198:
An Igbo woman, Mrs. Esther Nweke who went to Ohanaeze Ndigbo Social Cultural meeting wearing a trouser, got what she did not bargain after she was nominated to say prayer at the meeting in Lagos.

The traditional rulers, chiefs and other leaders present at the meeting sighted her with her trouser and immediately ordered her to stop the prayer and pronounced that she had committed an abomination.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that her offence was she came to the meeting on trousers and was said to have been erroneously nominated for the prayer.

Read http://pmexpressng.com/ohanaeze-ndigbo-sanction-woman-trousers/

However, Mrs. Nweke insisted that since she had been nominated to say the closing prayer she would go on. The leaders walked out of the venue of the meeting insisting that they will not partake in such prayer which will attract curses on them.

This caused serious amusement and embarrassment to other women who were present at the meeting.
Even the host, the traditional ruler of Ndigbo in Alimosho LGA, Eze Lawrence Eze did not participate in the prayer and had to turn his back on Mrs. Nweke in order not to be part of the prayer.

P.M.EXPRESS asked why the woman was treated in such a manner. Some of the leaders insisted that Mrs. Nweke had committed an abomination by wearing trousers to the Ohanaeze meeting, talk less of praying in the meeting which they claimed was against the culture and tradition in Igbo land.

It was gathered that her appearance may attract further sanctions to serve as deterrent to other women who might try such in the further.

Eze Lawrence Eze summoned the meeting of the Igbo leaders to proffer solutions to the lingering crises in Alimosho LGA CDAs over the years.
It was gathered that the Igbo people in the LG were divided as such every unit had to form their owner Ohanaeze group; to the extent that the monarch found it difficult knowing who to deal with among the factions.

At the meeting the leaders agreed to unite, pursue a common goal and resolved to set up a committee to look into the crises and resolve them finally.
It was at the meeting that Mrs. Nweke was nominated to say the closing prayer that another problem came up and the women at the meeting were not happy over the ugly incident.

However, it was gathered that in any Igbo social gathering that married women were not supposed to wear trousers to attend such meetings. The women were expected to tie their wrappers signifying that they were married and responsible, but it turned out that such rules were not complied with in the cities.

PM News? We know better.

Aru

arinze198:



This caused serious amusement and embarrassment to other women who were present at the meeting.
Even the host, the traditional ruler of Ndigbo in Alimosho LGA, Eze Lawrence Eze did not participate in the prayer and had to turn his back on Mrs. Nweke in order not to be part of the prayer.

Eze Lawrence Eze summoned the meeting of the Igbo leaders to proffer solutions to the lingering crises in Alimosho LGA CDAs over the years.

There is no traditional ruler of Igbos in Lagos or any other State outside the 5 Igbo states. Journalists should be very very careful with the rubbish they write. The next time I read such rubbish, I will personally pick up all Igbos in Lagos like Fashola did but instead of dumping them at Upper Iweka at 2a.m., I will rather dump them in Lagos Lagoon after whipping their bombom like the fake Eze of Akure who was seriously flogged.

Mynd44:

So they didn't see the trousers before they nominated her to pray?

Which is the part I don't understand.

Again, the nomination might have been sarcastic and they expected the Mrs. to know they did not approve of her dressing. Our parents do it all the time with 'Oya put it on my head', 'come and eat my hand' etc. I am sure only a foolish child would literally do those things.

Afterall, nobody seemed to care till it was time to pray and I doubt it was at prayer time that it dawned on them that she was wearing trousers.

She should have stopped praying immediately they told her to. They nominated her and decided to withdraw it. Praying wasn't her right or duty.

It's Always good to take a stand against civilisations going against our tradition and That's exactly what our igbo elders have done. Kudos to them.

Mynd44:
Men need to stop trying to police what women wear, who put up the dress code?

If a man wore a wrapper there would they turn their backs

Patriarchy needs to die

Wrappers are part of Igbo culture for women and men. Did you know that?

Jackson619:
Culture is culture. It is meant to be obeyed

Did anyone in Igboland wear trousers when this cultural code came around?

I’m just saying. Were trousers around in the days of our traditional forefathers in the first place, hm? Did men wear trousers in 1808?

wearing trousers or not isn't the issue, she is human also but caught my attention was the fact that, she was told to stop but still she insisted to go through with it, if it were a man he would jejely stop even if what he's accused of doesn't make sense.

Hmmmmmn I don't even know what to say. Well it's their culture so they need to respect it.

Gggg102:



don't men wear wrappers normally in Igbo culture?

And who made it trousers abomination?

Are you just knowing their high level of hypocrisy?

olasaad:
See them supporting the elders but if this happens in the north they start condemning the act as barbaric

Mynd44:

And who made it trousers abomination?

I dunno.
maybe because they were having a traditional meeting, they were expecting traditional attire.

Laughing is Swahili, No freedom for Ipob christian

Gggg102:


I dunno.
maybe because they were having a traditional meeting, they were expecting traditional attire.

What if the trousers are made of ankara, does that make it any less an abonination?

Lets ask these questions and see that a lot of this traditions are just used to target women and pull them down

Mynd44:
Men need to stop trying to police what women wear, who put up the dress code?

If a man wore a wrapper there would they turn their backs

Patriarchy needs to die

Would you say the same thing if this happened somewhere in Kano or Borno state.

Be honest.

Hmmm......igbo kwenu!

Since the reason they cited was igbo culture and tradition, I hope the prayers she was stopped from saying were to Amadioha and not the white man's god.

Probz:


Wrappers are part of Igbo culture for women and men. Did you know that?

Is trousers part of the culture for men or was it adopted from the white men?

Mynd44:

Is trousers part of the cultyre for men or was it adopted from the white men?

Purely a white man’s thing. That’s what I’m saying.

gbosaa:


Would you say the same thing if this happened somewhere in Kano or Borno state.

Be honest.

*face palm*

bukatyne:
I understand the 'abomination' committed by wearing trousers....

I don't understand the 'abomination' of praying.

Were they riled that

1. She Wore trousers?.... Against their customs

2. Prayed in a gathering of men? ..... She was nominated

3. Praying in trousers?

I will say the woman knew the customs and should have abided or moved on.
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*face palm*

A woman shall not wear a man’s garment, nor shall a man put on a woman’s cloak, for whoever does these things is an abomination to the LORD your God.

Mynd44:
Men need to stop trying to police what women wear, who put up the dress code?

If a man wore a wrapper there would they turn their backs

Patriarchy needs to die

can u wear trouser to ur traditional wedding?

Probz:


Purely a white man’s thing. That’s what I’m saying.

So the question is that are there men there wearing trousers? I can bet that the answer is yes but because it is a woman……

MissWrite:
Hmmm......igbo kwenu!

Since the reason they cited was igbo culture and tradition, I hope the prayers she was stopped from saying were to Amadioha and not the white man's god.

Lmaoooo. True though

Probz:


Wrappers are part of Igbo culture for women and men. Did you know that?

He does not!Is he a Nigerian?

Mynd44:

What if the trousers are made of ankara, does that make it any less an abonination?

Lets ask these questions and see that a lot of this traditions are just used to target women and pull them down

are trousers even part of Igbo culture.

I think they were expecting traditional attire.
which excludes trousers both male and female.

ifeanyija:
can u wear trouser to ur traditional wedding?

Yes. Next question?

olasaad:
See them supporting the elders but if this happens in the north they start condemning the act as barbaric

In the north, do you think the only reaction from the men would be to just turn their back or walk off?

Their was a thread/news off a former FCT minister using the police and army to assault women who wear trousers and other clothing’s to offices. He did all that and got lots of praises.

Where I’m from, such wouldn’t happen but common sense applies.