Ogombo Residents Honour Impact Of Traditional Ruler At Ojude Oba Festival

Added: 2026-06-03

[00:00:00]I'm staying with Lagos State, residents of Ogombo came out on mass to extol the legacy of the Muslim Dean Abiodun Ogombo, the Ogudu Ashadi of the Ogombo Kingdom, noting that his reign has brought goodwill to the area. They showered this encomium on him during the 2026 Oba Festival in the community. Senior reporter Theophilus Salama has the rest of the story.

[00:00:29]>> The arrival of the Ogudu Ashadi of Ogombo Kingdom, Oba Muslim Dean Abiodun Ogombo, signaled the start of the Ojude Oba Festival in Ogombo Kingdom.

[00:00:40]The festival is organized to honor the legacy of the revered traditional ruler, celebrating his legacy and his impact on Ogombo.

[00:00:49]Just like the Ojude Oba Festival in Ijebuland, this also takes the formality as different family dress in matching regalia to celebrate the festival.

[00:01:00]>> [music and singing] >> At different points, several families came to pay homage as well as present gifts to the traditional ruler.

[00:01:10]>> Let's hear the Lord about the community that there is synergy between the entire within the entire community and the whole family that comprises the Ogudu Ashadi royal family. And it also showed that the entire community loved our His Royal Majesty the Oba Alaiyeluwa Oba >> Muslim Abiodun Ogombo, Ogudu Ashadi of Ogombo Kingdom, who is the father the first >> in Yoruba Yoruba lineage.

[00:01:36]Uh Orisa Tabasi Tabalomo Kekerese, Orisa Maparunmi, the deity we are worship, and we we always pursue children. That deity will die. So, that is the sample of what we are seeing today.

[00:01:49]>> We should not deprive them of partaking or or airing their own opinion or taking their position when it comes to celebrations like this, every single person you see in this compound today have one or two things to do with this Ogiame Atuwatse of Warri Kingdom celebration.

[00:02:08]>> In his interview, the monarch spoke of the need to preserve the cultural heritage of the people, calling for peace and unity with each other.

[00:02:16]>> I didn't expect the turnout of today, but I don't know how to to thank I thank them most, but I will advise them that they should >> [music] >> be in peace and to work together. If there is peace, we will have progress in this community.

[00:02:33]>> Stakeholders admonished the younger generation to preserve and promote the rich cultural heritage handed down by their forebears, stressing that culture must continue to evolve without losing its essence.

[00:02:47]Theophilus Ilama, TVC News, Lagos.