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L-R: Consultant Osun Osogbo festival Ayo Olumoko , Adebowale
Bojuade (Brand Manager Grand Oak), MTN Nigeria Trande Marketing, Mr. Adeoye
Adeymi, Ataoja Of Osogbo , HRM Oba Jimoh Oyetunji Olanipekun, his wife Olori
Kafayat Oyetunji; Nigeria Breweries Plc, Mr. Olatunji Josiah and a consultant
Semiu Adenekan (D.J. Semight)
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The grand finale of the annual Osun Osogbo festival is
schedule to hold on Friday 18th August
2017.
The Ataoja of Osogbo Oba Jimoh Oyetunji, Larooye 11 who
disclosed this at the stakeholder’s
forum for the festival held at the palace on Thursday said Oroki festival will
hold on Saturday 19th August .
The monarch who assures adequate security and safety of
peoples and their valuables also advocates for an integrated festival calendar
in Osun state so as to boost economy of the state through tourism and festival
events
“ When we have many event holding at different communities
at periodic interval, both local and tourists will stay longer and spend more
that they will do when they attend just one festival, For instance, After
Osogbo, let assume there is another event of substance in Iragbiji, Ede, Ikirun and others that is not far from Osun Osogbo event,
visitors will wait and participate
Using Saudi Arabia as an example, Oba Oyetunji anybody going
to Hajj will spend nothing less than a month in Hajj and during that period he
or she will be spending money, the same way we should attract people from foreign
land to come and see what we have and stay longer’
The monarch however other traditional rulers and custodians
of culture and tradition to revive and repackage their cultural heritage for
economic development and progress of their town
Osun Osogbo festival is our thanksgiving festival , we use it to acknowledge and
appreciate the river goddess for her benevolent gesture to our people and we
also pray for more, since we have been celebrating Osun Osogbo, things have not
been the same ‘ he said
Apart from the development, the number of visitors increases
on annual basis and by implication everybody including petty traders do enjoy
the benefits of the annual event
In his welcome address, the event consultant, Ayo Olumoko,
executive director INFOGEM business communication said the Minister of
information, culture and tourism will be appreciated for his effort in
promoting domestic tourism in the country
He also disclosed that the National Leader of the Oodua
People’s Congress OPC Otunba Gani Adams will be formally decorated as title
holder in Osogbo,
Olumoko while briefing the Ataoja in council and other
stakeholders at the event said though
the economic recession has forced some
of the corporate sponsors to back out but some organization including Nike
Okundaiye Arts, MTN, Grand Oak Ltd, Nigerian Brewries, Osun state government
and Olokun festival foundations did not abdicate their responsibilities on the
festival
Apart from representatives of the sponsors, the event was
also attended by traditional chiefs and other dignitaries from all Walks of
life
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