Social media is abuzz with viral footage showing supervisors and advisers of Ikere-Ekiti Local Government Area in Ekiti State being sworn in with an ‘Ògún’ totem (cutlass) and the Quran.
Ògún, referred to as the ‘god of iron’, holds significance in African traditional religion, while the Quran is the Holy Book of Muslims.
Since Nigeria’s return to democratic rule in 1999, public officeholders typically swear an oath of office using the Quran or Bible to pledge loyalty to the Constitution.
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