Olojo Festival 2023: Stakeholders Tasks Yoruba Indigenes To Embrace Culture, Promotes It 

By Falayi Olarewaju

Stakeholders at the 2023 celebrations of the Olojo Festival has tasked indigenous Yoruba Sons and Daughters all over the world to embrace and promotes their culture to continue to make it relevant in our present day world. 

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Speaking with Treasure Newspaper at the Palace of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi on Saturday, venue of the celebrations of the 2023 Olojo Festival, His Majesty, King Bongwe III Mahlangu from Amandebele Nation of South Africa who was invited as a Special Guest leading the team that represents the Sovereign Congress of South African Traditional Leaders, charged the Yoruba Sons and Daughters all the over the world to continue to promote the Yoruba Culture and heritage and Africa in general with a view to improve on the economy of the African Nations. 

He commended the organisers of the 2023 Olojo Festival for putting together activities that has helped to showcase the rich cultures of the Yoruba people to the world at large. 

When asked to say how rich the Olojo Festival was, King Bongwe simply describe it as excellent one. He testified to the fact that he has never seen such a crowd of people in his life who are colourfully dressed. “We need to go back to our own and see how we can improve it. For me, this event is an excellent event”, he declared.

Also, in an interview with Treasure Newspaper, His Majesty, King Maurice Vivian Kok from Griquas Nation of South African who was part of the team representing the Sovereign Congress of the South African Traditional leaders, called on the Yoruba people not to be tribalistic but to re-unite and stand together so as not to be divided or fall. 

King Maurice stated further that black people all over the world should see themselves as one and not as either a Ghanaian or a Cameroonian or a Nigerian. “If you harm each other, you harm your father, you harm yourself and you harm your forefathers in one way or another.

The representative of Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State at the event, the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Honourable Biodun Ojo describe the 2023 Olojo Festival as a unique celebration of note. 

According to him, he stated further, that, the Olojo Festival is a celebration of the yoruba culture and a very good tourist attraction that must be welcomed and embrace by all. 

He urged the people to continue living together peacefully without any form of attack against one another. 

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