Gulu: On June 8, 2024, at around 12:24 am, the aunties, together with a few selected closet relatives and brothers to Rwot Ogwok Roy Lugone Lurengamoi II of Chwa chiefdoms, were confined at Ot Pa Maro-Acholi parliament to deliberate on how best their position could be considered so that they could get a wife for their supremacy.
As soon as the bride’s side, the brothers and relatives of Prince Susan Bodi of Patongo Kal, daughter of Owiny Dollo, accepted the dowry from Pugoda. The aunties from the groom’s side sounded ululation and moved out from Ot Pa Maro, chanting in the compound of Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny Dolo after
This followed a lengthy conversation between the two chiefdoms, Chwa and Patongo, which took almost two and a half hours.
The delegation of 16 people, including Ambassador Dr. Olara Otunu, was led by Raymond Obwona, who is the chairperson of the council of chiefs at Ker KwaroChwa.
Dr. Alex Layoo, chairperson from the bride’s side, confirmed that their princess (daughter) was married by Ogwok after the Pugoda people met all customary prerequisites for royal marriage. However, he did not reveal further details.
The amount of money paid in the house as dowry was not publicized, but the Pugoda clan brought in 24 heifers and 13 goats as part of their dowry to take spouses for their sons.
This marked the night-long dancing by Pugoda residents who were enjoying the charisma of winning their bride.
Princess now Queen to be crowned Queen (Daaker) of the of the Chwa chiefdom in December 2024.
In January of this year, the elders of the Chwa chiefdom paused their enthronement. As is customary, the newly appointed Rwot Ogwok Roy Lugone Lurengmoi II did not have a woman to be anointed with.
When addressing marriage visitors who had gathered at his mansion in Orudi Kal Patong town council, Alfonse Owiny Dolo lectured them on the importance of Acholi traditional marriage.
Owiny Dollo speech during the royal marriage of his daughter
“I’d like to thank everyone who has made time to come here today.
This is a private function. It is a family function.
The function’s objective is to expand two families.
Before this merger, there were two families separated by a ten-kilometer radius: mine and Mego Samali.
But, as of last night, about 11 p.m., when I had my sister sprinting through the compound, she had succeeded.
This family is now 100 kilometers away since you must multiply 10 by 10.
That is the reason we’re here. That’s the significance of today’s function.
So, I sincerely appreciate you coming to witness this majesty and God’s glory.
I’m extremely humbled by all of you who have come.
I believe we should write it down since I insisted that my daughter be married strictly according to Acholi customary marriage.
Actually, if the judges who ruled Mr. ‘Amkeyo’ were here yesterday night, they would have realized that African marriage is not a woman’s purchase.
Finally, I have one more son, and Mego Samali has one more daughter.
That is where the 100-kilometer radius originates.
You should have come here last night to visit my sister Martina.”You’re so thrilled, you can’t walk quickly enough. You just come forward slightly.
Martina was the only surviving sister.
We lost two more, whom I never saw. Some died ten years before me.
So I followed her; even though I appear younger than her, I know how to look up to myself.
The first time we won, four girls married, and I realized she was the sole girl in my father’s household.
We were three boys. My late brother, a retired teacher, myself, and the one who spoke before me.
And this sister of mine claims she does not consider herself an aunt to any of our girls.
She did not reside with her sister.
Our daughters include Latigo Olwoch, my elder brother, myself, and Leonard Ojok, who are her younger sisters.
And that was extremely significant.
So, when you see her rushing around, escorting Labongping to her new home, think of her as a sister.
She does not want to be labeled an aunt.
So a day like today is extremely significant to her.
So, you’ve seen some of the Acholi marry once the dowry is depleted of its presents.
The function we’re performing today would not have occurred today.
We are currently compressed. It would have taken some time afterward.
Her aunts and sisters would have welcomed her to our home with fanfare.
Later, we would have had this celebration, which we are having now.
But now, time is money. So we are compact; we combine multiple functions into one.
For the Acholi people, today’s function would have occurred three separate times.
This function was attended by a number of diginitories including majorities of Mp from Acholi sub-region, staff from Gulu university headed by the university VC pof. Openyjuru George Ladaah, ministers, cultural and religious leaders among other people.
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