Olagunju: Ijakadi Festival Fuels Offa’s Economic Growth Through Culture

Date: 2024-11-03

The Chairman of the Media and Communications Committee for the annual Ijakadi Festival in Offa, Kwara State, Aare Waheed Olagunju, stated that the festival is dedicated to using culture as a catalyst for the community’s economic growth and development.

Commenting on this year’s edition, the committee chairman, Olagunju, revealed that the organizers are committed to maintaining the momentum initiated by Offa indigenes last year.

Olagunju announced that this year’s Ijakadi Festival, set for December 26 to 28, 2024, will be themed “Cultural and Creative Sectors: A Vehicle for Economic Growth and Development.”

“In our usual tradition of using culture to propel economic growth and development this year’s theme aptly captures our drive to sustain the momentum started last year”, he said.

The organizers announced that the festival will begin on December 26, 2024, with inter-denominational prayers led jointly by the Chief Imam of Offa, Sheikh Muideen Abdulsallam, and the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Offa, starting at 10:00 a.m.

Olagunju stated that following the prayers, an annual lecture titled “Evolution of Our Offa Compound Names as a Means of Preserving and Promoting Our Cultural Heritage” will be delivered by Dr. Lawal Muhammed at the Olofa’s palace.

“That same day will feature cultural performances of Rara Sisun and Omosunwo.”

“Second day, December 27, 2024 will host traditional expo highlighting our traditional attires, drummers and hairdo in the morning, while the BEAUTY PAGEANT will hold in the evening at Olofa’s palace.

The day’s events will conclude with the highly anticipated musical concert at the Offa Descendants Union (ODU) open ground, taking place from 9:00 p.m. until dawn.

The grand finale of the Ijakadi Festival will take place on Saturday, December 28, 2024, at the Offa Township Stadium, showcasing our vibrant cultural heritage.

*Iwode Onilejile

*Cultural display

*Symbolic wrestling display by Kabiyesi.

The Festival will be rounded off with a grand ROYAL DINNER at our Kabiyesi’s Palace”.

 


Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Sola Saraki Educational Foundation     Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman     Mutawali     Jumoke Monsura Gafar     Ifelodun     Obasanjo     Ilorin Innovation Hub     Shola Odetundun     Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     Babatunde Ajeigbe     AGM Professional Services     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     Alagbado     Sheu Ndanusa Usman     Musbau A. Akanji     AGILE Programme     Olatunde Jare     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Sa\'adu Salau     General Hospital, Ilorin     Bola Magaji     Modupe Oluwole     Ahmed Dankaya     Ridwan Agboola     Mutawalle     Al-Hikmah University     Niguel Gallando Marcias     Toyin Falola     Kazeem Oladepo     Women Radio     Tunji Moronfoye     Kunbi Titiloye     Yekeen Alabi     Damilola Yusuf Adelodun     Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan     Lanre Jimoh     Nigerian Army     Ridhwanullah Al-Ilory     Suraj Tunji Oyewale     Moses Salami     Saad Omo\'ya     Jimoh Akani     Facebook     Tsaragi/Share     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Osuwa     Raji AbdulRasaq     International Public Sector Accounting Standards     Trade Lenda SME Fair     Quareeb     Hijaab     Wale Oladepo     ITP     Olatomiwa Williams     Kwara State Sports Commission     Ramadhan     Olatunji Abdulmumeen     Joshua Adeyemi Adimula     Esinniobiwa Quareeb     AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi     Nurudeen Muhammed     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Code Of Conduct     Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir     Rafiu Ajakaye     Yakubu Dogara     Mohammed Abdulahi     N-Power     Iyabo Dupe Adekeye     Makama Of Ilorin     Saad Omo Iya     Raymond Olaitan     Ibrahim Agboola Gambari     Odolaye Aremu     Omotosho     Elewu     Ronke Adeyemi    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Ahmad Belgore     Gbemisola Saraki     Timothy Akangbe     Kwara State Fire Service     Bahago     Abdulrazaq Sanni     Oyedun Juliana Funke     Iyabo Adewuyi     Femi Ogunsola     Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla     Salihu Jibril Garbi     Ahman Pategi University     Sunday Fagbemi     Laboratory-to-Product     Tafidan Kaiama     Yaru     Umar Gunu     Budo Egba     Wahab Abayawo     Abdulhakeem Adelaja Amao     Moses Salami     Orisun Igbomina     KWASIEC     Playing Host     Gbajabiamila     Okin High School     Muslim Cementary     Abdullahi AbdulMajeed     ASUU     Femi Gbajabiamila     Kamaldeen Gambari     Oju Ekun Sarumi     Gurei     Hassan Oyeleke     Kale Belgore     Kwara Polytechnic     Mahe Abdulkadir     Muhammadu Buhari     Egbewole     Trader Moni     Ike Ekweremadu     KWACOBPA     Iyaloja-General     Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Lawan     Hameed Oladipupo Ali     Oloyede     Prince Bola Ajibola     Garba Ado Sanni     Adebara     Yetunde Balogun     Opolo Global Innovation Limited     Ibrahim Taiwo     Elesie Of Esie     Ahmed     Abdulrasheed Lafia     Asa     Offa     Sun Qing Rong     Erubu Oba Zubair     Kannike     Saliu Oluwole     Bello Oyebanji     UNILORIN Alumni Association     Oloruntoyosi Thomas     Raliat AbdulRazaq     Omupo     Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu     Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede     Abdulraufu Mustapha     Olatunde Oyeyiola     Kisra     Isiaq Khadeejah     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Sango-UITH Road     NYSC     Shehu Alimi Foundation For Peace And Development