Supervisors and advisers of Ikere-Ekiti LGA for Ekiti state don swear-in with Ògún totem and the Quran.
Ògún na one of di deities for African traditional religion, e often dey seen as “god of iron.”
Di swearing-in ceremony happun for May 2 for di conference hall of Olu Adamolekun office, wey be di chairman of Ikere-Ekiti LGA.
Di appointees take oath of office from Adamolekun.
For one video wey dey go round for social media, di appointees dey hold cutlass (wey be totem for di god of iron) for one hand and Quran for di other.
Adamolekun, while administering di oath of office, ask di appointees make dem repeat dis for Yoruba: “From today, I go dey loyal and truthful to BAO (Ekiti state governor), and Monisade (deputy governor), APC and its leaders.”
“If I no follow wetin di leaders talk, make Ògún or Quran kill me. For dis matter, I go dey truthful,” na wetin dem talk.
For Nigeria, public office holders usually dey swear oath of office with di Quran or Bible, and dem dey pledge allegiance to di constitution.
But for dis matter, dem ask di appointees make dem swear allegiance to di All Progressives Congress (APC) and its leaders for Ekiti — and dem use deity join am.
LIST OF DI APPOINTEES
SUPERVISORS
1. Femi Ayeni — Are/Aramomi/Ayetoro Ward
2. Olu Ogundipe — Okeruku Ward
3. ldowu Ojo Omowumi — Atiba/Aafin Ward
4. Ajayi Mathew Oladele — Ogbonjana Ward
ADVISERS
1. Sola Alonge — Odose Ward
2. Boluwaji Daramola — llapetu/ljao Ward
3. Toyin Owolabi — Agbado/Oyo Ward
4. Akojiyan Olamilekan Rasaq — Oke Osun Ward
5. Filani Motunrayo — Afao/Kajola Ward
Source: NaijaChoice
