THE OWO YOUTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONGRATULATE HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY OBA (Dr.) AJIBADE GBADEGESIN OGUNOYE lll ON IGOGO FESTIVAL

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THE OWO YOUTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONGRATULATE HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY OBA  (Dr.) AJIBADE GBADEGESIN OGUNOYE lll ON IGOGO FESTIVAL


The uniqueness of our culture is the persistence of our practices. Igogo Festival in Owo  is an annual festival which takes place in Owo which has started 600years ago.


 It lasts a total of seventeen days and features a number of ceremonies, including the blessing and introduction of new yams. 


The festival is in commemoration of the king's wife called Oronshen who disappeared at Igbo Oluwa after others wives in the palace connived and violated her taboos.



As a formidable Youths we are grateful to the King for upholding our culture as we celebrate this year Igogo Festival, this is a remainder of where we are coming from and where we are going to. It's a sign that we are not lost in the migration period. It's a sign that we are not influence by colonization, globalization, Christianization and Islamization.


 It's a sign that we prioritize our Culture and Heritage. 


On this note, on behalf of all Youths in Owo and Environs we congratulate our own King Oba (Dr) AJIBADE GBADEGESIN OGUNOYE lll, you will celebrate more years in the throne of your forefathers. 




Desmond Awoyo

TOYGA Spokesperson.

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