Ogobiri Concludes Mein Deity 2024 Spiritual Purification

 

 Mein Deity  known in the Kingdom as Diringbia  2024 Ànnual purification  has been concluded in Ogobiri Town.

The celebration spanning  three days which  was the first in 2024, is  the symbolic spiritual cleansing of the Kingdom characterized by offering of sacrifices, pouring of libations with drinks, food and singing, and  dancing 

to cleanse the communities to honour the supreme god of  the kingdom, Mein-dringbia and  it was also  used pray for the peace and progress of   Mein sons and daughters and the Ijaw Nation in general.

 Performing  part of the sacred sacrifices at  Supreme Mein-Diringbia Bou in  Ogobiri, the  Headquarters of  Mein Kingdom, Chief Priest of MEIN-DIRINGBIA DEITY, General Godday Smith (AGADAGBA  III) noted that the 2024 first quarter main focus of  the  purification was to clear the way with sacrifices  and prayers to prepare for the big event slated for  November 2024.

The Chief priest of Mein-Diringbia Deity Bounanaowei (The King of The Forest) listed the  benefits of the special sacrificial as  peace, protection and development for all Mein lands across Bayelsa, Rivers, Delta, Ondo and Ijaw nation.

The  Bounanaowei hinted that the Ijaw people have several unique norms, values, customs, traditions and belief systems inherited and passed down from generation to generation, among which is  the SUPREME MEIN-DIRINGBIA Deity as very prominent.

He stressed that, Mein-Diringbia has been in existence since the beginning of the world and urged the people to believe and embrace it which he stated does not in anyway affect their  Christian lives. 

The festival which was well attended by chief priests and traditional worshipers from across different clans in Ijaw land featured singing, dancing procession with  drumbeats was very remarkable in the history of Ogobiri and Mein Kingdom.

General Godday Smith, popularly known as Bounanawei who hails from Gbekebor Community in  Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, Kabeama Community and Indiamazi Quarters in Sagbama Town, headquarters of Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, reiterated the need to preserve the Ijaw unique culture and traditional heritage in order to attract spiritual blessings.

The supreme Mein-diringbia deity chief priest expressed appreciation to the Amananaowei of Ogobiri,  His Royal Highness Samuel Yekwe ( AGUSELE THE IV) and the good people of Ogobiri for their warm reception and peaceful disposition during the epoch making cultural revival and renewal ceremony.

Earlier at Mein-diringbia sacred forrest in Ogobiri, the Traditional chief priest of Akan-Mein Kingdom, King John Aki Court ( Akanigboro  III), Chief priest Adegbe Deity Amassoma, Priest Agusi Oweitari, Chief priest of Benikuru, Odoni Community and Ndoni Timipere, Chief priest Osuopele Deity, Ozobo in Delta State, described the day as a new dawn in Ijaw land as Agadagba III  finally resuscitated the Supreme Mein-Diringbia Deity and commended him for his selfless service, especially the financial contributions he made  towards the huge  success of the celebration.

They pointed out that, it was the will of God Almighty that Mein-diringbia and other deities in Ijaw land exist to guide and protect the people against deadly diseases, untimely death, external aggression, among other.plagues.

The celebration featured traditional dance performance by MC story teller and his conventional Izon traditional dance band, and Triple Chief Kennedy Duduku dance band added colour to the purification exercise.