A video of the swearing-in of the supervisors and advisers of the Ikere-Ekiti LGA in Ekiti state with an âÃgúnâ totem and the Quran has got many talking.
As reported by The Cable, Ãgún is one of the deities in African traditional religion. It is often regarded as the âgod of ironâ.
The swearing-in ceremony took place on Thursday, May 2 at the conference hall of the office of Olu Adamolekun, chairman of Ikere-Ekiti LGA.
The oath of office was administered on the appointees by Adamolekun.
In a viral video shared on Facebook, the appointees could be seen taking turns to wield a cutlass (a totem for the god of iron) in one hand and a Quran in the other.
While administering the oath of office, Adamolekun asked the appointees to repeat the following in Yoruba:
In Nigeria, public office holders usually swear an oath of office using the Quran or Bible, while pledging allegiance to the constitution.
In this instance, however, the appointees were asked to swear allegiance to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its leaders in Ekiti â while invoking a deity.
Meanwhile the swearing-in ceremony has sparked a flurry of reactions on X. TimesNow.com.ng captured some reactions on below.
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Similarly, TimesNow.com.ng reported that the speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday, May 6, suspended three lawmakers.
The lawmakers were suspended by Blessing Agbebaku, the speaker of the House, over an alleged juju scare and impeachment plot.
The development sent the assembly into a frenzy and the Speaker therefore adjourned the Monday sitting to an unknown date.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
