The people of Ikere in Ekiti State will be in festive mood this weekend as they say ‘Thank you, Lord’ while celebrating this year’s New Yam festival popular known as Odun Oba.
The yearly feast, which was flagged off on June 25 with Idijo Ogunoye by Odopetu, will climax with a grand thanksgiving at the palace of Oba Samuel Adejimi Adu Alagbado, the Ogoga of Ikere on Saturday.
The ceremony tagged Idupe Ijesu Ogoga is expected to attract Ikere chiefs, social clubs, age groups, sons and daughters of the community.
Tomorrow, the presentation of Upekele Ayaba /Agbamoju bode would hold as a prelude to the grand outing.
Other major events lined up between July 27 and 30 include Una ale, Agba lo soke, Apoporo, Uroke, Unasu, Isu tuntun wo oja Oba and Odun Ogun gbogbo ilu.
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