In his remark, the Project Co-ordinator of the Ojude Oba Festival Committee, Chief (Dr.) Fassy Adetokunbo Olore Yusuf, who represented His Royal Majesty, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, Ogbagba II, the Awujale of the Ijẹbu Kingdom, asserted that the festival is a rallying point of the Ijebu people, and helps in their unification.
He added that it brings about love and mutual understanding that has been in existence for over two centuries, with cultural activities that reflect the highly cherished norms of the forefathers of Ijebu Kingdom.
According to him, the festive period also boosts economic ventures in Ijebu Ode, as well as enhances cultural tourism, as local visitors and foreigners visit the city to partake and witness the different displays of arts and culture, that are distinctively attached to the Ijebu race.
With the special guest of honour as Sir Clement Oluwatumininu Okeowo, a global business mogul, some interesting events lined-up for the day include the best-dressed age grade groups contest and the displays by the warlords’ families in Ijebuland, among other exhilarating performances.
Eulogising Rite Foods for supporting the forthcoming festival, the Royal Father of Ijebu Kingdom through the Co-ordinator of the Ojude Oba Committee thanked Rite Foods Limited for the immense contribution towards the realisation of the forthcoming festival.