The South East region was not
given the opportunity to perform during the cultural display at the National
Democracy Day on Wednesday.
While the South West, North and
South-South regions all showcased their cultural values, the South East was
left.
Dailypost reports that the Yoruba of the South West were the first to showcase their
cultural display to the gathering while the Fulanis of the North stepped in.
This was followed by the
South-South which displayed their fishermen traditional dance steps.
However, it was observed that
as the South East prepared to take the stage with their masquerades and
dancers, the guest of honour, President Muhammadu Buhari was ushered in for his
inaugural speech.
One of the dancers, who accepted
to speak but on condition of anonymity, expressed disappointment,
lamenting the time and resources she had invested into practising and
rehearsing for the event.
Asked on how she felt about not
coming out to perform, she said, “Well, at this point, there’s nothing I can do
about it.
“There were four regions that
prepared for the traditional dances in this event but I wonder why the
Southeast was subsumed into the South-South.
“Maybe they were running out of
time, I can’t tell.”
While the South-South dancers
were performing, the moderator had said, “People of the South East and South
South are mostly fishermen. Fishing is a tradition in the regions.”
The event host stated this when
the Igbo dancers were still seen hanging around waiting to be called on stage.
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Well, what were they doing there in the first place? thought they were for Atiku, they should have gone to dance for him
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