The yearly Ijakadi Pageant in Offa, Kwara Situation, billed to secure between December 26 and 28, 2024 will exhibit the tradition of the public as a catalyst for the people’s economic expansion and construction.
The competition’s chairman, media and communications committee, Dr Waheed Olagunju, disclosed this in a observation made to be had to Arewa PUNCH in Ilorin, Kwara surrounding capital on Sunday.
Commenting in this while’s version, Olagunju, famous that the organisers are dedicated to keeping up the momentum initiated via Offa indigenes within the earlier while.
In keeping with him, “this while’s Ijakadi Pageant, eager for December 26 to twenty-eight, 2024, has the theme: “Cultural and Inventive Sectors: A Car for Financial Expansion and Construction.
“The festival commences on 26th of December 2024 with joint denominational prayers by Muslim and Christian Clerics to be ably jointly led by our reverred Chief Imam of Offa, Sheik Muideen Abdulsallam and Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria in offa by 10.00am. This will be followed immediately by this year’s annual lecture titled: “Evolution of Our Offa Compound Names as a Way of Approaching and Promoting Our Cultural Heritage” to be delivered via Dr Lawal .M. Muhammed, retaining within the Palace.
“The similar moment will eyewitness our cultural show of Rara sisun and Omosunwo.
“The second one moment, being the twenty seventh December, we can host our Conventional Expo, highlighting our conventional attires, drummers and hairdo within the morning while nearest within the night time our Besuty Competition will secure within the Palace.
“To spherical off the moment’s match will likely be our a lot awaited Musical Live performance on the premises of ODU perceptible farmland from 9.00pm until indisposed.
“The brilliant finale of the Ijakadi Pageant comes up on Saturday, twenty eighth December 2024 at Offa Township Stadium the place our lavish cultural heritage will likely be displayed, that includes the Iwode Onilejile Cultural show, and the symbolic wrestling show via Kabiyesi Olofa of Offa, Oba Muftau Gbadamosi Esuwoye II.
“The Pageant will likely be rounded off with a brilliant Royal Dinner at our Kabiyesi’s Palace.
“This year’s Ijakadi Festival promises to be richer and better,” Olagunju confident by way of the observation.