The 2024 edition of Ogun State’s festival of colour, Ojude Oba, is underway at the Oba Sikiru Adetona pavilion in Ijebu-Ode, Ijebuode local government area of the state.
Ojude Oba is a significant event for the Yoruba people, particularly the Ijebu community in Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria.
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.
Held annually two days after Eid-El-Kabir, this celebration showcases the unity, heritage, and traditions of the Ijebu people.
The festival, reinvented and internationalised by Oba Sikiru Adetona, the Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, features colourful parades, traditional dances, and homage paid by over 100 age-grade groups (Regberegbes) to the Awujale.
The theme for the 2024 edition, “OJUDE OBA: Unity and Harmony, Our Gifts,” underscores the festival’s emphasis on communal harmony and cultural pride.
About 76 different age groups are expected to pay homage to the traditional ruler, to express their loyalty and respect for the monarch. About 76 different age groups are expected to pay homage to the traditional ruler, to express their loyalty and respect for the monarch.
A former governor of the State Olusegun Osoba, and the senator representing the Ogun-East Senatorial district of the state, Otunba Gbenga Daniel were also in attendance.
