Ijakadi festival set to tackle cultural erosion
THE organisers of the Ijakadi, the annual cultural festival of Offa people in Kwara State, have said this year's edition was taking into consideration consequences of the rapid erosion of cultural values in the society and planning to give due recognition to the distinguishing cultural traits that have served as the community's identity.
The festival, which kicks off on December 26 will run through January 1, 2023, with a symbolic wrestling match between Olofa and Eesa, his highest ranking chief at the grand finale.
A statement by Moji Makanjuola, Chairperson, Media and Communications Committee, said the festival would feature a lecture entitled “Sustenance of our Cultural Heritage” to be delivered by Dr. Kajogbola Omoloso, an associate professor at Al Hikmah University and former General Manager, Radio Kwara.
Makanjuola explained that the lecture is intended to provide discourse on why everyone who is attached to any culture should be culturally conscious and alerted to his or her identity and its uniqueness.
She said the secretariat of the Ijakadi festival had been moved to Olofa's palace to give proper direction and coordination of the community's arts and artifacts, including safeguarding the culture. “All traditional and honourary chiefs of the community have been saddled with far more responsibilities and would henceforth, look into the planning of the festival,” she said.
Other activities scheduled for the week-long event are traditional beauty pageant, Moremi stage play, cultural display, Ijakadi Economic Fair, courtesy call and homage to Olofa and traditional roadshow by all segments of the community.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Edu IQRA College Simon Sayomi Kola Olota Lawyers Unite Against Corruption NNPP Galadima Tunji Arosanyin Sulyman Age AbdulKareem Shola Odetundun Shonga Atiku Facebook Local Government Pension Board Alabere Usman Rifun Code Of Conduct Bureau Ahmad Ali Tunde Saad International Vocational Centre Ilorin Anchor Men And Women Mohammed Saidu Lasiele Alabi Yahaya Oju Ekun Sarumi Assayomo Ibrahim Agboola Gambari Tosin Saraki Theophilus Oyebiyi Oloriegbe Abdulkarim Adisa Lawal Olohungbebe Umar Ahmed Gunu Abubakar Bature Sulu-Gambari Muhammadu Gobir Bayer Nigeria Limited Funmilayo Braithwaite 07039448763 Babata Law School Scholarship Umar Bayo Abdulwahab Joseph Daudu Oyedun Juliana Funke Najim Yaasin Majlis For Sadaqah, Zakat And Waqf Olatunde Olukoya Abdulganiyu Salahudeen Ibrahim Bio Binta Abubakar-Mora Oniye Femi Ogunsola Hamza Usman Saka Isau Osuwa Minister Aminu Adisa Logun Mamatu Abdullahi Ramadhan Seni Saraki Awwal Jawondo Plat Technologies Limited Abdulrauf Aliyu Dunmade Moshood Bakare Ilota Onilorin Of Ilorin Abdulfatai Salman Baakini Funmi Salau Muhammed Akanbi Olukotun Of Ikotun Ibrahim Labaika Sa\'adu Salau Prince Sunday Fagbemi Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen Buari Edun AIT Ilorin Jimba Babatunde Kunle Suleiman

