President, Yoruba Obas Forum, Oba Samuel Adeoye Celebrates Masquerade Festival in Atijere, offers scholarship award to 17 students
As part of the yearly festival in Atijere community, the community’s monarch, the Molokun of Atijere kingdom, HRM Oba Samuel Olumide Adeoye, Edema 1, has celebrated Umale (Masquerade) Festival in grandstyle.
Umale festival is the part of monarch’s effort to promote Yoruba and Atijere tradition and culture.
The Masquerade Festival featured various cultural and masquerade displays held at the Oba place in Atijere, Ilaje Local Government area of Ondo State.
The Traditional Ruler, Molokun of Atijere kingdom who is also the President, 130 Crown Obas Forum in Ondo State and President, Yoruba Obas Forum, was fully on ground celebrating the festival with his people.
Others who joined the monarch to celebrate the festival were Oba Osobia of Makun-Omin and his chiefs from a neighbouring community in Ogun State
Hundreds of Atijere indigenes and non indigenes cut across age brackets, living within the community and beyond thronged the venue to be entertained by the masquerades.
Following the full participation of the pupils and youths, the monarch, Oba Samuel Adeoye offered scholarship award to 17 students while celebrating the masquerade festival.
The monarch stated that the scholarship award was an effort to encourage the community’s youths at a tender age to develop interest in the traditional and cultural matters as Yoruba ethics, stressed that the 17 students were based on their active roles and full participation in the festival, noting that the 17 selected students are from both primary and secondary schools in Atijere.
