The annual Ojude Oba festival held yesterday in Ijebu Ode, Ijebu Ode
local government area of Ogun State. The GLOBACOM-sponsored festival is
an annual occasion where the ancestral lineage of the first converted
Muslims of the Ijebu people pay homage to their King, the Awujale, for
allowing their ancestors practise Islam. It takes place on the third day
of Eid-el-Kabir, displaying the rich cultural heritage of the Ijebu
people, and attracting tourists from across the globe and Ijebu
indigenes in the diaspora. The festival witnessed Ijebu sons and
daughters including the Baloguns, age-groups (Regberegbes), societies
and various groups paying homage to the Awujale and Paramount ruler of
Ijebuland, Oba (Dr.) Sikiru Kayode Adetona, Ogbagba II, at his newly
constructed edifice directly opposite his palace. Highlights of the
event include the parade of the Regberegbes, sounds of gunshots,
traditional songs, poems and horses display.
MORE PICTURES AND THE VIDEO OF THE 2013 CELEBRATION AFTER THE CUT
ma ba jebu re le,,, omo alare ooooooooooooo,
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