₦airaland Forum

A total of 103 virgin girls from the Ogori
community have been initiated into womanhood during the Ovia Osese Festival, held in the Ogori-Mangogo Local Government area of Kogi State.


The festival took place on Saturday, May 3, 2025 and is celebrated annually by the people of the Ogori community. It showcases the discipline and reserved nature of the girls before they enter marriage.


The National President of Ogori Descendent
Union (ODU), Dr. Aiso Gabriel Osiwomequin in
his speech said Ovia Osese is more than a
cultural festival, it is a symbol of transition, of
hope, of community.


“It reminds us that no matter where life
takes us, the roots of Ogori run deep in our
hearts. It reminds us that our greatest
strength lies in our togetherness,” he said.

"In this spirit of unity, I stand before you
with profound gratitude. I salute every son
and daughter of Ogori at home and in the
diaspora either by birth or by association
who has contributed, in big and small ways,
to the growth and development of our land.

“Whether by construction of roads, building
of classrooms in CCHSO, supporting the
hospital, starting up a cooperative, nurturing
of our youth, preservation of our culture, and
promotion of peace, your efforts have made
Ogori a proud and thriving community.

“To our elders who have passed down
wisdom and values, To our leaders who
have championed progress, To our youth
who carry the future with passion and pride,
To our women whose strength and
resilience fortify every home, And to every
friend and partner who has stood with us.”

Also speaking, the Chairman, ODU, Education
and Culture Committee, Comr. Alao Micheal
Oloruntoba said the festival is a celebration of
womanhood, defined by cultural norms of the
Ogori Community.

“I salute all the mothers here because it is
not a mean task policing daughters,
especially the new era daughters, to live a
responsible morally clean life in readiness
for marriage life," she stated.

Among the family whose virgin daughters were
initiated includes Isovie Akeredola the daughter
of Maj. Gen. Erema Akeredola, Omolola Blessing
Osheidu the daughter of Professor Olugbemiro
Akeredola and also Tosiron Jegede and five
other daughters of Professor Olugbemiro Jegede the pioneer Vice Chancellor of Open University.

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MightySparrow:
Africa has good culture. Western influence has eroded these values away.