Ooni Set To Install An Osun Priestess As New Alaraagbo On Sunday

By Olarewaju Falayi 

The Ooni of Ife and the Arole Oduduwa Olofin Adimula, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, is set to install an Osun Priestess, Chief (Mrs) Abike Osunbunmi Ifasemilore as the new Alaraagbo at a traditional event to hold on Sunday. 

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The Director, Media and Public Affairs in the Ooni’s Palace in Ile Ife, Otunba Moses Olafare in a press release signed by him and made available to Treasure Newspaper on Wednesday evening unveiled the details about the upcoming traditional event. 

Olafare in his press release explained that the Ooni of Ife will use Sunday, the 25th of June, 2023 event to play host to African Traditional Religion faithfuls and guests expected from all over the world for the 2023 edition of the annual ALARAAGBO FESTIVAL. 

Olafare in his press release sent to Treasure Newspaper on Wednesday evening, stated that the festival which will hold at the Ile Oodua Palace of the Ooni of Ife will also mark the official installation of Chief (Mrs) Abike Osunbunmi Ifasemilore, an Osogbo born Ibadan based Osun Priestess who is the President of Omilere Alaragbo Global Foundation, and CEO of Gberanle Herbal Mixture and Adoleen Herbal Balm as the Yeye Alaraagbo Oodua.

The annual festival had its maiden edition in Ile-Ife on 3rd of June last year celebrating Orisa Egbe known as Alaraagbo being a deity of covenant fulfillment and a lively spiritual entity that believes in people making good their promises made in heaven.

Like other deities; Olokun, Osun, Osara, Ogun, Oranfe, Orunmila, Obatala, Oduduwa, this Orisa Alaragbo was among the 401 super human beings seconded to the world to populate the first dynasty of mankind known as Ife Oodaye.

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Olafare submitted that the festival is taking place in fulfillment of the Ooni Ogunwusi’s vision and mission to showcase the Yoruba traditional culture to the world with a view to advancing the cultural tourism as veritable means for economic development.

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