Protest in Ikare

On Monday 5/9 2016, Ikare women protested the failure of Segun Abraham to win the governorship election ticket in APC.An  eyewitness said honourable Bakita Bello was held responsible for the development. Was the protest called for at all?

Proposed: Women Progressive Association

Olori (Professor) Gloria Momodu in collaboration with Dr (Mrs) Taiwo Agoyi are working on empowering Ikaram and indeed Abesabesi women. Plan is in the pip line to meet with the women to find out their area of needs as well as the kind of support that can be extended to them. Before the end of September there will be an inaugural meeting with the women.

Ikaramu New Yam Festival Activities

The New Yam Festival date was 19/07/2016. On the day members of the community celebrated the festival with pounded yam meal. Visitor were entertained with the meal. however, the program of event continued till saturday 23rd July, 2016.
The student union organized symposium which was held on Thursday 21st July,2016. below are the cross-section of speakers on topics ranging from career councelling, health, child marriage and the attendant effects.

23rd July, 2016 was the grand finale of the New Yam Celebration with The Akala of Ikaramu celebrating The New Yam Festival in a special way.
1. He instituted a new High Chief stool where he installed Chief Jim Harison as the Otun Mayegun of Ikaramu Land.

Later in the day, Akala celebrated The New Yam Festival and prayed for the well being of Ikaramu citizenry. The celebration was marked with funfair with a cross section of cultural dances etc

Ibaramu New Yam Festival 23/07/2016

The Ibaramu New Yam Festival was celebrated with funfair

Youth dancing round the community

New Yam Festival on the move.

The Akoko people in Ondo state are in festive mood as the New Yam is celebrated from one community to the other. On Saturday 16th July, 2016 it was Iyani Akoko's turn to celebrate while Gedegede celebrated hers on Monday 18th July, 2016. Ikaramu marked her New Yam Festival on Tuesday 19th July, 2016 with every home preparing pounded yam meal for the family to mark the celebration. The grand finale is slated for Saturday 23rd July, 2016 at the Old Oba's palace where everybody with be entertained with cultural dispay and competition by women from each of the five major quarters in Ikaramu. Today 20th Day July, 2016 Arigidi Akoko took her turn to celebrate, what a fun! The celebration is not limited to Akoko alone. We caught the fun in Ode Ekiti on Thursday 14th July, 2016 when we ran into the members of the community celebrating the new Yam festival.see attached photo clip from Ode. 

 

UNDEVELOPED TOURIST CENTER IN AKOKO

Undeveloped tourist center in Akoko

 Akala of Ikaramu in council

New Yam Festival in Ọgọ̀tún and Ògòsì in Àfá Oke-Agbe

On July 9, 2016 2 two quarters: Ọgọ̀tún and Ògòsì in Àfá Òkè-àgbè celebrated the New Yam festival The celebration was marked with the presentation of a bilingual short history of ancient Àfá Òkè-àgbè the administrative head quarter of Akoko North West Local Government of Ondo State. The book presentation and launching was celebrated with a lot of fun fare. See attached.

  In chat with the book author, Professor Oladele Awobuluyi,

he expresses his happiness and gratitude to God for making the day a reality. The book is written to put Àfá historical claims in some quarters on the non existence of monarchy in Àfá Òkè-àgbè before a stated period right. He argued that the location of Ita Ọba

on ancient Ọgọtún Àfà land which was probably a place of worship in the Ọba’s palace is an evidence of an existence of a governance headed by the Ọba. Secondly the marked lines on the oríkì maker references to Àòfin, Àtìbà which was the original name of the settlement at the ancient location (apolé).

The indigent of Ọgọ̀tún in Àfá Òkè-àgbè welcomed the new historical development with fun fare chanting the oriki of Ọgọ̀tún as it coincided with its annual new yam festival in the community. However global warning affected the production of yam in the area. Consequently, joff rice was served with water.