Warri Traditional Council of Chiefs officially announced the demise of Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwase 11 on Saturday, which laid to rest the controversy surrounding the death of the monarch.
Before the announcement, a chalk wrapped with red and black clothes was smashed on the ground three times to symbolise the demise of the monarch, and it was accompanied by 17 cannons shots.
The septuagenarian’s death threw anxiety among the people after the chiefs kept mum over the state of health of the monarch.
Addressing P.M News newsmen, Chief Yahya Pessu, member, Olu Advisory Council said the Itsekiri people would be in a mourning mood in the next three months till the burial rite was concluded.
“All Itsekiri adults both male and female will put their clothes inside out throughout this period of mourning.
“No party, no drumming or merriment of any sort in Itsekiri land, until the burial is over and new Olu installed,” he said.
He also said the choice of the Olu designate would usher in peace and security into the Itsekiri land.
“The Olu designate will be in seclusion in the next 90 days to receive advice from elders in the kingdom.
*To wear clothes inside out?what about those that work?Hmmm,I dont see this happening at all oh....maybe there is a group of people designated to dress like this.
What an archaic tradition
ReplyDeleteWho he help when he was alive! Msheww
DeleteThey should rub ash, wear sack cloth and seat on d floor nah wailing mtchew
DeleteI'm an itsekiri and I've fixed my wedding date or burial or anything and I'd have to shift it?????
DeleteIf I hear!
DeleteHmmm...They should also shave their hair o
DeleteMake dem drink dead body water too
DeleteBut really??? When am not mad. Tor!
DeleteThis one follow for tradition?
DeleteIssorai.
Lol about d wedding clothes inside out.
ReplyDeleteWedding kor marriage nee
Delete*wearing *
DeleteDidn't u read there that no merriment?
DeleteUr talking of wearing wedding clothes inside out
Mtshewwww!
Na dis fone auto correct oh. Wearing not wedding.
DeleteU dey talk of work Stella,lol!no be if them tell u say they have office work?they are villagers now so highest na farm and hunting they go.
DeleteItsekiri kingdom have towns not villages.
Deleteaiit
ReplyDelete#GODWIN™
Stella if its tradition, its tradition. Makes no sense though cos even those who doesn't want to mourn will be forced to pretend.
DeletePeople going to work will probably have to hide extra clothes or change back to normal dressing when they get to office.
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ReplyDeleteThe part of wearing cloths inside out is actually fun, wish am part of such community, normally wear my cloths inside out sometimes but ppl keep telling me is bad luck and shiiiii
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ReplyDeleteoti tooooo
DeleteEmployers will understand. Hahaha.
ReplyDeleteNot only wear clothes inside out they should kukuma say people should tear their clothes and put on sack clothing clothing like it's done in biblical days, to show that they are mourning.
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DeleteHow many IDs do u have??
DeleteHenry Eze & Cee Eze d same person with different I'd...
DeleteCongrats like ur style....
Some will say DAT it is GoodLuck...
Henry Eze & Cee Eze d same person with different I'd...
DeleteCongrats like ur style....
Some will say DAT it is GoodLuck...
Hustle for December Osho free styles. Shameless Eze.
DeleteAnon 11:08 if u know me, u would know i don't give a fcuk abt any give away.....didn't even know they give stuff here.....shove u brain back to or head
DeleteAnon 11:08 if u know me, u would know i don't give a fcuk abt any give away.....didn't even know they give stuff here.....shove u brain back to or head
DeleteThe hustle is real. Lmao
DeleteDo these traditions still hold sway?May God help us all
ReplyDeleteWhen u hear some silly tradition,one can't help but laugh @d hogwash being spilled.
ReplyDeleteWhich one is they'd wear their clothes inside out? Hian...they wouldav aswell told d general public that they were gearing up 2wards madness
Wearing clothes inside out would be fun you know. Lol. But for three months? Naaaaa.
ReplyDeleteAll this ceremony is just time wasting.
You guys should just pray for him to RIP and everybody should go about their daily lives.
Hahahhahahaha
ReplyDeleteHope dis doesn't get out o. where dey wil laugh dem wella.
Why not Mourning clothes or dark clothes?
Wearing clothes inside out?cos dey might be mistaken for mad people o.especially mechanic people. Haha
Nonsense tradition...
ReplyDeleteFor wetin??? Wear my cloth inside out wen I want to sleep, I can agree, but go out, for wetin na???
ReplyDeleteThats d problem wit our own traditional things, always odd n backward, u will not hear that u shd invent something in 3months, or draw a picture of d olu...no! it has to be wearing clothes inside out, or pple go just dey miss anyhow, albino dey run..
Just tell us to walk on our head one time!!
Mtcheeeew!!
Stella, it's happening o.
ReplyDeleteI saw this beautiful tall woman in Church yesterday wearing native attire inside out, I was like; is this the new trend?! Not knowing something like this is going on.
Lol...liar
DeleteLiar!!!
DeleteDauda you can lie for Africa...hahaha
DeleteI don't think dat will be possible...so people go turn craze becos olu of warri die?as as how na?
ReplyDelete@ Money Maker
ReplyDelete@ Aunty Gwegs......
Need I tell you 2 adults that calling someone you barely know; a liar is all shades of wrong?
What benefits do I stand to gain by "claiming" to belong to a particular tribe?
Bursary?
Scholarship?
Or a free plot of Land in Maitama?
Which of them exactly?
One of you said " mention the town in the east".......... bla bla bla
Na only East get Igbos abi?
The ones in Delta ( Asaba - Agbor area) are what? Tivs or Ibibios?
G.H, calm down please.
DeleteDont let that Psycho Money Maker get to you.
Money maker is a certified cow, we all know that. Aunty Gwegwegwe sounds educated though. I guess she misunderstood the point you were trying to make.
Ta!!!! Dont bring Ibibios into ur rant!
DeleteEyen okpor!!
They are Delta Ibos and they specify it.
DeleteMore like certified fool.
Deletenonsense!!!
ReplyDeleteWell, not like one goes out naked na
ReplyDeleteMay his soul rest in peace.
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Senseless and stupid
ReplyDeleteThose who's tradition it is should deal with it
DeleteFor moi? Naaaah!
Bizare though
Money maker you're always here ranting like a fool, don't you have a job? Jobless husband. Other traditions are stupid but calling people osu and discriminating against them isn't. To be an adult doesn't guarantee intelligence...so grow up
DeleteAnon 12:46,U don't need to spend all ur life struggling if you work hard and make a lot money early in ur life .
DeleteEarly indeed! Thief
DeleteMoney really can't buy sense, like you would have bought some. What a shame
DeleteAm sure it is applicable to some set of people.
ReplyDeleteFunny tradition. Won't they mistake people for lunatics? Hian!
ReplyDeleteI don't think its for everybody... What a tradition!
ReplyDeleteLol
ReplyDeleteHuh,like seriously? Its absurd
ReplyDeleteAnd people will be wondering why Africa will always be backward?
ReplyDeleteBecause a man dies the entire community has to run mad for three months. Laughable indeed.
Alright so if u're from Itshekiri and your wedding falls within this period, you'll be wearing your wedding gown inside out? Smh at some traditions
ReplyDeleteI doubt if you can even do the wedding. Don't forget that they said no parties or merriment. The wedding will have to be postponed.
DeleteTradition
ReplyDeleteWhat they mean by saying clothes should b worn upside down is that wrappers bearing d face of d monarch should b turned upside down. Shikena.
ReplyDeleteHow is it your problem?instead of govt to use this as a tourist attraction. So called modernisation,has made u ppl insult a ppl and deir culture. Did dey kill any1. It is a symbol of mourning in deir custom. Pls If u are an Isekiri person b proud of ur customs. Its ur identity.
ReplyDeleteTraditions sha.
ReplyDelete@stella d wearing of cloth inside out is for those wearing 2wrappers only
ReplyDeleteJJ.wafi babe
Mourning days turned into compulsory rag days. May his soul rest in peace....amen
ReplyDeleteD Olu dey feed me, abi na me kill am. Abeg make dem shift.
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