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3. OJUDE OBA FESTIVAL

Ijebu Ode, a city in Ijebu Ode local government area of Ogun State is the host of the Ojude Oba Festival. Ojude oba literally means “the king’s front yard”. During the event, citizens and well-wishers pay homage to the king, the Awujale of Ijebuland. The event takes place on the third day of the Ileya Festival, (Eid-el-Kabir), when Muslims and non-Ijebu citizens return en masse.

The festival has made Ogun State a major tourist destination in Nigeria. The thematic structure of the festival gives rein to the solicitation and agitation of topical issues in the state and the community. The festival’s repertoire includes a parade from the Balogun clan and Dodondawas clan, regberegbe (age groups), several societies and groups, accompanied by rapid gunshots, traditional songs, poems and equestrian skill display witnessed by the locals, national and international visitors, as well as Ijebu indigenes in the Diaspora.