Rite Foods Bolsters Cultural Legacy With 2024 Ojude Oba Festival Support
Rite Foods Limited has reaffirmed its dedication to upholding Nigeriaโs cultural heritage by sponsoring the 2024 Ojude Oba Festival in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State.
Introducing the Ojude Oba Festival 2024, Ms. Boma Harrison, Rite Foodsโ Marketing Chief, affirms Companyโs dedication to upholding and advancing cultural values of local communities as a proudly Nigerian Firm.
โWe are deeply committed to investing time, expertise and resources in advancing locally relevant initiatives in our communities. We view culture as a vital part of who we are as individuals and as a people. As a socially responsible corporate citizen, our loyalty to His Royal Majesty, the Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, Alaiyeluwa แปba (Dr) Sikiru Kayแปde Adetแปna and commitment to the Ojude Oba Festival demonstrate our belief that promoting the interest of our communities is a collective responsibility.
โWe are excited to be in the vanguard of preserving the identity and civilization of the Ijebu societies, fostering unity, and promoting social and cultural cohesionโ, she said.
In his address, the chairman of the Ojude Oba Festival 2024 Planning Committee, Chief (Barr.) Olu B. Okuboyejo, said, the highlight of the event will include 90 Age Grade performances dubbed โRegberegbe,โ both male and female, with the prizes for the winning team, and the first and second runners-up, and 25 families of warlords, showcasing their dexterity in a peaceful and orderly manner that depicts their experience in warfare.
He stated that the rich cultural heritage dates back about two centuries and is widely cherished by the indigenes at home and in the diaspora. This yearโs edition themed: โOjude Oba: Peace, Unity and Harmony, Our Giftsโ, according to him, re-echoes the pristine objective of Ojude Oba, which is to foster unity and peaceful co-existence in the community.
The festival will also serve as a unification of all sons and daughters of Ijebuland, and with a homage to the His Royal Majesty, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, Ogbagba II, the Awujale of the Ijแบนbu Kingdom, who in the past events, avowed that Ojude Oba brings about love, mutual understanding, and peaceful co-existence that defines what they stand for. Also, it enhances the tourism potential of the area, as it plays host to visitors from other parts of the globe.
The coordinator of the annual event, Chief Fassy Yusuf (Baagbimo of Ijebu), applauded Rite Foods and all sponsors for their unwavering support for the festival and for previous events that have made the Ijebu nation popular in the country and beyond.
The commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Honourable Sesan Fagbayi, said the present administration felicitates with the Ijebu people as they celebrate the Ojude Oba Festival which serves as a unique forum for cultural and national development of the sons and daughters of the land.
As in the previous editions, Harrison restated that Rite Foods will refresh and delight participants with its quality products to make the event memorable and exciting.
