A total of 103 virgin girls from the Ogori community have become women during the Ovia Osese festival held in the Ogori Mangego local government area of Kogi State.
The festival is held on Saturday, May 3, 2025 and is celebrated annually by people from the Ogori community. It shows the nature of discipline and reservations before a girl enters marriage.
Dr. Aiso Gabriel Osiwomequin, President of the Ogori Descendants Alliance (ODU), said in his speech that Ovia Osese is not just a cultural festival, it is a community transition, hope, hope, hope, and a symbol of the community.
“It reminds us that no matter where we live, Ogori’s roots come deep inside us. It reminds us that our greatest strength lies in our unity.”
“In this spirit of unity, I stand before you with deep gratitude. I pay tribute to every son and daughter of Ogori at home and among the diaspora.
“Whether it is through road construction, building classrooms at CCHSO, supporting hospitals, starting to collaborate, fostering our youth, maintaining our culture and promoting peace, your efforts make Ogori a proud and thriving community.
“For the elders who have given wisdom and values, leaders who advocate progress, young people who are passionate and proud of our young people, and women who have strengthened the strength and resilience of every family, and every friend and partner who stands with us.”
Similarly, the ODU chair, the Education and Culture Committee chair. Alao Micheal Oloruntoba said the festival is a celebration of women, which is defined by the cultural norms of the Ogori community.
“I pay tribute to all the mothers here because it is not a mean mission police daughter, especially the new era daughter who leads responsible and morally clean lives in preparation for marriage,” she said.
In that family where the virgin daughter started, including Isovie Akeredola, the daughter of Major General Erema Akeredola, Omolola, the daughter of Professor Omolola Blessing Osheidu Olugbemiro Akeredola, Tosiron Jegede and Tosiron Jegede and five other daughters of Olugbemiro Professor Jegede Jegede Jegede Jegede of Pioneer viceer Chancellor op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op open op
