Lisabi Festival panel denies Egbaliganza takeover claim
The Lisabi Festival Committee has dismissed online claims that this year’s 39th edition of the historic celebration is being turned into a platform for Egbaliganza, the Egba fashion initiative led by Chief Lai Labode. In a statement signed by High Chief Rasheed Raji, Asipa of Egbaland and chairman of the committee, the panel described a viral video alleging that the festival now centres on Egbaliganza as entirely false and misleading. He said the narrative distorts the true history and purpose of the event. Raji stressed that the Lisabi Festival remains an annual homage to Lisabi Agbongbo Akala, the 17th century Egba warrior who led his people to freedom from the dominance of the old Oyo Empire. He said the festival is rooted in cultural remembrance and has no plans to align itself with any commercial or fashion brand. While acknowledging […]
