Saraki to lead other dignitaries to 'Ojude Oba'

Date: 2018-08-08

The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, will lead other eminent Nigerians to this year's 'Ojude Oba' festival scheduled to hold later this month in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State.

The chairman of the festival organising committee, Otunba Wahab Osinusi, disclosed this on Monday at the Awujale palace hall, Ijebu Ode, during the press conference to herald the festival, which will hold two days after the Eid-el-Kabir celebration.

He said it was the practice for an eminent Nigerian, supported by others, to superintend over the event. He said, "We are inviting him (Saraki) as an individual and as an eminent Nigerian.

Every year, when we celebrate the festival, an eminent personality would be the special guest of honour.

"In the past, we have had the Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, among others."

Osinusi said it was erroneous to refer to the festival as an avenue only for fashion and cultural display, pointing out that the festival was also a veritable platform to transform Ijebuland in terms of infrastructural development.

He noted that the age grades, popularly known as the 'Regberegbe', all conceived and executed various projects annually aimed at further developing Ijebuland.

Osinusi said one of the age-grade societies, 'Egbe Bobagbeye', for instance, had constructed a maternity centre and an eye clinic that would soon be opened.

He added that some others had awarded scholarships to indigent but brilliant students of Ijebu origin in different levels of education. While he commended major sponsors of the festival such as Globacom and First City Monument Bank Plc, among others, he said the festival had existed for over two centuries.

He said, "The festival is not only about the equestrian display, parade of culture and tradition, merrymaking and funfair.

"It provides the Ijebu nation with the opportunity to supplicate to the Almighty God, take stock, embark on self-help projects and reunite with family.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Jeunkunu-Malete-Bani     Ibrahim Abiodun     UNILORIN Alumni     Facebook     Sodiya     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi     Mohammed Lawal     Kwara State Pension Board     Onilorin Of Ilorin     KWIRS     Umar Saro     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     Daud Adeshola     Kwara NIPR     Oba Abdulraheem     Alao Ayotunde     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Tuesday Assayomo     Aso Ofi     New Nigeria People’s Party     Aishat Sulu-Gambari     Mustapha Akanbi     Ilorin Durbar     Kabir Shagaya     Abubakar Abdulraheem     Gani Saadu     Hikmah AbdulKareem     Timothy Olatunde Fadipe     Ministry Of Women Affairs And Social Development     Taofik Abiodun Ahmed     Omu Aran     Yahaya Seriki Gambari     Niyi Ogundiran     Lanre Issa-Onilu     Yemi Osinbajo     Alaro     Nigerian Army     Olaitan Buraimoh     Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin     Abdulraheem Yusuf     National Party Of Nigeria     Iliasu     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     Revenue Court     Ramadan     Overland     Abiodun Jacob Ajiboye     Bayo Mohammed Onimode     Garba Dogo     University Road     Aminu Ado Bayero     Abdulbaqi Jimoh     Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem     Yusuf Ali     National Democratic Congress     David Oyepinola Adedumoye     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Segun Adeniyi     Bola Olukoju     Tinubu     Okala Baba     Ilorin     Ahmad Uthman     Biliaminu Aliu     Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union     Ojo Fadumila     NTA Ilorin     Baba-Isale     Al-Hikmah Radio     Otuka     Saliu Shola Taofeek     Kwara State Fire Service     Abdulrahman Iliasu     Bello Oyebanji     Dairo Kunle Paul     Yusuf Aiyedun     Manzuma    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Shehu Jimoh     Amule     Zara Umar     Yusuf Lanre Badmus     Madawaki     Ridwan Agboola     Lithium Deposit     Kwara Pdp     Vasolar Consortium     Overland     EndSARS     Tosin Saraki     Muazam Nayaya     Razaq Atunwa     Hameed Oladipupo Ali     Saba Mamman Daniel     Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning And Empowerment     Kunle Akogun     KWASSIP     Abiodun Abdulkareem     Abubakar Baba Sulaiman     Sulyman Tejidini     Maigida Soludero Transit     Sango-UITH Road     Umar Saro     Saka Balikis Kehinde     Olaosebikan     Labour Party     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     Ronke Adeyemi     Alfa Modibo Belgore     Pakata     Olatunde Oyeyiola     Guber Aspirant     National Information Technology Development Agency     Aisha Buhari     Abiodun Oyedepo     Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu     Idris Garba     Bello Abubakar     Abubakar B.M     Yusuf Amuda Gobir     Gbenga Awoyale     Gamji Members Association     Rashidi Yekini     Jimoh Bashir     Unilorin     Olatunji Moronfoye     Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise     Ejidongari     Basic Education Certificate Examination     Aliyu Salihu     Kuliyan Geri     Abubakar Aliagan     Tunji Arosanyin     Falokun-Oja     Wasiu Onidugbe     Charles Ibitoye     Yomi Adeboye     AGILE Programme     Ope Saraki     Asa     Abubakar Usman Jos     Mamatu Abdullahi     Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir     Ishola Abdullahi     Kayode Zubair     Adegoke Bamidele     Facemasks     Amuda Aluko     First Lady     Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital     Press Release     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Adeola Abraham     Binta Abubakar-Mora     Bello John Olanrewaju