The 2024 edition of Ogun State’s festival of colour, Ojude Oba, took place at the Oba Sikiru Adetona pavilion in Ijebu-Ode, Ijebuode local government area of the state.
The festival in its over a decade of existence has continued to be a rallying point for Ijebu sons and daughters to appreciate the Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, for his purposeful leadership.
It has also ensured teamwork in the socio-economic and political development of the ancient town.
This year’s event was attended by the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, members of the state executive council, the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona; his wife, the Ogbeni Oja of Ijebuland; chief Sunny Kuku, captains of industries, and tourists among other distinguished personalities.
The festival is celebrated every year in Ijebu Ode on the third day of the Muslim Eid-el-Kabir. A colourful and spectacular carnival, the festival brings the town to a halt with every focus at the pavilion where the festival proper takes place.
About 76 different age groups paid homage to the traditional ruler, expressing their loyalty and respect for the monarch.
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