As part of the activities to mark the 2023 edition of his annual one week long “Isese Festival” Celebration, Ogun State based popular Ifa Priest, Chief Aregbesola Anipupo, has published and launched a book on an aspect of the Yoruba cultural celebration known as “Odun Egbe”.
The event which took place on Tuesday, September 5th, 2023, at one of the event centres within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) premises, Abiola Way, Abeokuta, was centred around the celebration of a Yoruba traditional concept of Egbe, which could aptly be translated to “The Spiritual Other”.
Yoruba traditionalists believe that every human being was born in duplicates which consists of the baby and “The Spritual Other’ to the baby which is translated to Egbe in Yoruba. According to the believe, it is the placenta that every baby is born with which later transforms to Egbe in the spiritual world after being buried by the parents of the baby or the other person asked to do so.
So, it is on that concept that Oluwo Ifa of Ogun State as Chief Anipupo is also known, decided to publish a book to explain into the minutest of details to everyone seeking knowledge about the phenomenon of Egbe. And the well packaged book was launched at the event to the admiration of all guests who commended the highly respected Ifa Priest for taking the impressive step of publishing such an important book.
The event which had popular broadcaster cum skit maker, Musiliu Adisa Sanni also known as Adisa Oni Taxi as the anchor man, had the book handsomely launched by men of means including the likes of Alhaji Ibrahim Egungbohun popularly known as Ibrahim Dende and Alhaji Akeem Bournvita, who were unavoidably absent, but still sent in a million naira each for the launching.
Fuji music star, Alhaji Sulaiman Alao Adekunle popularly known as Sule Malaika was the artiste on the band stand who serenaded the guests with his soronous music after the book launch. And some of the special guests at the event included Alhaji (Chief) Kokumo Isiaka, the Chairman/CEO of Wise FM, Abeokuta, Chief Onifade Amole Oguntade a.k.a. Abere Ifa, and a host of other dignitaries.
Saheed Ojubanire
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