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.