Outrage As Lagos Proclaims Oro Festival To Coincide With Planned Protest

As Nigerian youths gear up for nationwide protest against bad governance set for August 1st, Lagos State has announced the observance of the Oro Festival from August 1st to 15th.

The timing of the Oro festival has sparked significant controversy and backlash, particularly among the youth who see it as an attempt to burst the planned nationwide protest against the hardship in the land.

The announcement was made on the X platform by a verified account named “@Lagospedia,” a platform that promotes the virtues of Lagos.

“Public Announcement:

Attention Residents and Visitors of Lagos

Please be informed that the Oro Festival will be observed in various communities across Lagos from 1st of August to August 15.

This traditional Yoruba cultural event involves significant rituals.

Retweet for awareness.”

Netizens, especially the youth, quickly flooded the comment section, demanding to know why the festival was scheduled during the protest period. Many recalled that the same Oro Festival coincided with the general election period last year, leading to suspicions about the timing.

The Oro Festival, a traditional Yoruba cultural event involving significant rituals, typically restricts movement in certain areas, raising concerns that it might hinder the planned protests.

As the debate continues online, many youths express their frustration, seeing the announcement as a possible attempt to disrupt the protests.

Read some netizens’ reactions below;

@angelgabriel4al: Bring your useless Oro that day. We are waiting for you and your Oro boys.

@joeokpara: Oro Festival and peaceful protest can co-exist, so that shouldn’t be a problem.

@jubrilzakari: Oro Festival in a cosmopolitan area. You think Oro can stop what bullets couldn’t?

@h.sinner001: Because of protest? 😂😂😂Oro sef don dey collect bribe 😂. Lagos oro only comes out during elections and protest 😂😂

@chucks: Oro festival on every eke market day, during election Oro festival, make u nah try get sense Ronu.Nigerians are familiar with this yeye game

As tensions rise, it remains to be seen how the situation will unfold. Will the Oro Festival proceed as scheduled, or will the government reconsider the timing to avoid any potential conflict with the protest?

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