Activities to mark this year’s annual
‘Ijakadi Festival in Offa, Kwara State, will start on Monday with
general sanitation
in Offa town.
The information is in a statement by
the Chairman, Publicity Sub-committee of the festival, Prince Ademola
Ajibade, made available in Omu-Aran, Kwara State, on Sunday.
Ademola said the sanitation would be
followed by prayer session at the Olofa’s palace and a lecture on
the town’s cultural heritage.
He added that the Ijakadi Festival, a
symbol of unity, was meant to showcase the traditional heritage and
cultural potential of the community to the outside world.
The chairman said many innovations and
side attractions had been included in the festival proper as a way of
attracting the desired private sector participation.
According to him, the Ijakadi Festival
as being practiced today is a far departure from the olden days.
“More programmes and initiatives
toward getting the deserved glamour to the festival have been
introduced to further enhance private sector participation,” he
stressed.
He listed the programmes as youth
dinner night, cultural dances, free healthcare services, as well as
traditional parade by clubs and associations in the town.
He said the grand finale of the
festival would witness the traditional cutting of yam tubers to
demonstrate equality and unity among the people of the town.
Major highlight of the festival would
be a novelty wresting bout between the Olofa of Ofa, Oba Muftau
Gbadamosi and Chief Eesa of Offa, Olofa’s second in command.
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