A ranar Asabar din da ta gabata ne shugaban kasa, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, ya halarci babban taron bikin Eyo na shekarar 2025, wanda ke nuna yadda aka dawo da bikin mai cike da tarihi na Legas bayan shafe shekaru takwas.
A cewar wata sanarwar manema labarai da fadar shugaban kasa ta fitar dauke da sa hannun mai ba shugaban kasa shawara na musamman kan harkokin yada labarai, Bayo Onanuga, shugaban ya halarci bikin ne cikin fararen kaya na gargajiya, sanye da farar riga, sanye da rigar rigar da aka rataya a kafadarsa, da wata hula ta musamman da aka yi masa kwalliya da taurarin adon ado, yayin da kuma dauke da “dogayen ma’aikata da ake kira opambata.”
Bikin mai kayatarwa da aka gudanar a dandalin Tafawa Balewa da ke Legas, ya biyo bayan al’adun gargajiya da aka fara da nuna girmamawa da kuma gabatar da ma’aikatan bikin ga shugaban kasa a gidansa da ke Legas a ranar Lahadi, 21 ga watan Disamba.
Bikin Eyo, wanda aka fara a shekarar 1854, an gudanar da shi ne a shekarar 2025 a karon farko cikin shekaru takwas. Ba kamar bugu na baya ba, bikin na bana ya karrama wasu fitattun mutane hudu a Legas: tsohon shugaban soja na farko a jihar Legas, Mobolaji Johnson; gwamnan farar hula na farko, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande; tsohon gwamnan farar hula, Sir Michael Otedola; kuma tsohuwar Iyaloja kuma mahaifiyar shugaban kasa, Alhaja Abibat Mogaji.
Sanarwar da manema labarai ta fitar ta bayyana bikin a matsayin bikin nuna zurfafan tarihin al’adun Legas, inda iyalan Yarbawa suka halarci bikin ta hanyar ado, raye-raye, hadin kai, da zaman lafiya.
A cikin wani sako da ya aike wa masu shirya taron, shugaba Tinubu ya bayyana bikin bikin a matsayin “babban sake farfado da al’adunmu.”
“Bikin Eyo na nuni ne ga dimbin al’adun Legas. Yana murna da nasarorin da aka samu, da gagarumar gudunmawar da aka samu, da kuma rayuwar abin koyi na fitattun ‘yan Najeriya ba wai kawai fitattun ‘yan Legas ba,” in ji Shugaban.
Ya kara da cewa wadanda aka karrama sun cancanci karramawar da kasa baki daya, yana mai cewa: “Sun kasance shugabanni da magina wadanda hangen nesan jagoranci, tasirinsu, da jajircewa wajen yi wa jama’a hidima ya taimaka wajen bunkasa jihar Legas har ta samu daukaka a kasa da kuma duniya baki daya.
Shugaba Tinubu ya kuma bayyana yadda bikin ya yi daidai da Detty December, lokacin da Legas ke karbar bakuncin dimbin ‘yan Najeriya mazauna kasashen waje da maziyartan kasashen waje.
“Abin tunatarwa ne cewa al’adunmu da al’adunmu suna da damar yawon bude ido, hakika, kadarorinmu na al’adunmu na iya zama albarkatu masu mahimmanci don tallata inda muka nufa. Kyawawan fararen tufafin da suka fito kan titunanmu don bikin fitattun ‘yan Legas suna aika sako mai inganci game da asalinmu da kasarmu,” in ji shi.
Shugaban ya bukaci daukacin masu biki da su yi bukukuwa cikin lumana tare da ba da fifiko ga tsaro a duk lokacin bukukuwan.
A jawabinsa na maraba, gwamnan jihar Legas, Babajide Sanwo Olu, ya bayyana bikin a matsayin mai tarihi da kuma abin koyi.
“Abin da muke yi a nan a yau shi ne irinsa na farko, a matsayinmu na yaronmu, mahaifinmu, muna zaune tare da shugaban kasa da kuma kwamandan rundunar sojojin Najeriya don shaida tarihin al’adun Legas,” in ji shi.
Gwamnan ya kara da cewa, “Ya shugaban kasa, ba haka kawai aka yi ba, tarihi ne a rayuwarka da ake yi a yau.”
Gwamna Sanwo Olu ya yabawa cibiyoyin gargajiya da ke karkashin Oba na Legas, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, kan farfado da bikin bayan shekaru da suka yi ba a yi aiki ba.
“Bayan tazarar shekaru takwas, wannan al’adar da ake girmamawa ta dawo Legas da cikakkiyar ɗaukaka, ta tsaya a matsayin mai ƙarfi na tabbatar da ainihin mu, juriyarmu, da kuma alaƙar da ba ta warware ba ga tarihinmu,” in ji shi.
“Bikin Eyo ya wuce wasan kallo, wani tarihin tarihi ne na gadon mu na Yarbawa kuma alama ce ta hadin kai, alamar tsafta da karfin al’ummar Legas.”
Ya kuma tabbatar wa mazauna yankin cewa gwamnatinsa za ta ci gaba da bunkasa tattalin arzikin zamantakewar al’umma tare da kiyaye al’adun gargajiyar jihar, inda ya kara da cewa, bikin zai kai ga aiwatar da Legas a duk duniya.
Manyan baki da suka halarci taron sun hada da gwamnan jihar Imo kuma shugaban kungiyar gwamnonin ci gaba, Hope Uzodimma; Karamin ministar kudi, Doris Uzoka; Shugaban ma’aikatan fadar shugaban kasa, Femi Gbajabiamila; membobin jami’an diflomasiyya; da manyan jami’an gwamnatin tarayya da na jihar Legas.
Bikin dai ya kunshi wasannin al’adu, raye-rayen gargajiya, kade-kade da wake-wake na asali, da kuma jerin gwanon kungiyoyin Eyo, kafin a kammala da addu’o’i na musamman ga shugaban kasa da kasa.
Faridah Abdulkadiri
