The most celebrated festival in Ikorodu land, which attracts millions of people annually, Ikorodu Oga has been confirmed to commence between tommorrow, Sunday, Novemeber 12 and 19 in the sprawling town of Ikorodu. According to the statement available to High Society during the week, the much awaited festival will kick off with Woro Carnival, follow with Oga Social night, an important aspect of the week long celebration geared towards raising of fund will come up on Sunday November 13. There are other activities lined up for the week such as free medical check up, musical/drama fiesta, networking and re-union day before grand finale which hold on Saturday 19 at the Ayangbure Palace Pavilion, Ikorodu, will climax the week long celebration. Society buffs, top royal fathers, Lagos State Government and eminent Nigerians are expected to grace the annual festival. The Chairman of the festival,Otunba Adekunle Oyebola while addressing the news men during the week confirmed that this year edition will be a grand one because this year marks the 25th year Silver Jubilee of the festival. "We have concluded arrangement to celebrate this year festival to high heavens because the positive socio cultural and economic achievements of the past have encouraged us to keep the flag flying of Ikorodu-Oga flying in line with the collective aspiration of the people of Ikorodu and its environs. The festival was founded in 1992 under leadership of Asiwaju B. O Benson, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria. He was instrumental for the sucess of the maiden edition celebration which has made the staging of the subsquent festival not only possible, but successful and encouraging.
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