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.
Bello Oyebanji C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng NAWOJ Ojuekun Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission Ilorin Muslim Community Sa\'adu Salau Abdulganiyu Oladosu Opobiyi Hauwa Nuru Yahaya Jibril Usman Abiodun Musa Aibinu AbdulHamid Adi National Information Technology Development Agency Sobi Hill Wasiu Odewale Firdaos Amasa Agor Otoge Elese Of Igbaja Valsolar Consultoria Kwara-SAPZ Project Valsolar Madawaki Aso Ofi Nagode Bello Bature CT Ayeni Harrison Osauwagboe Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum Bola Shagaya Ayobami Seriki Baboko Primary School Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria Lawyers Unite Against Corruption Muftau Akanbi Oke ASMAU PLAZA Popo-Igbonna Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu Photo News Yusuf Zulu-Gambari AbdulRahman Saad Zaratu Umar Gbemisola Saraki Kayode Bankole Sunday Otokiti AIT Ilorin Emir Of Lafiagi Shaaba Lafiagi Tafidan Kaiama Adedipe Ajasse-Ipo Abdulwahab Ololele Lasiele Alabi Yahaya Voices Of Tomorrow Raliat AbdulRazaq Kwara Central Shola Odetundun KFA John Mayokun Dada Muhammed Akanbi Jeunkunu-Malete-Bani Ademola Kiyesola Ndama Al-hassan Senate Muhammad Sirajo Aliyu Kwara 2019 AGF Abdulrazaq Susan Modupe Oluwole Reuben Paraje Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations Elerinjare-Ibobo Babaita Kwara NIPR Azeez Salawu General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin

