- The Udiroko festival is scheduled for Wednesday, August 21 in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state, during the Isese Day celebration.
- Some western Nigerian governors have declared Tuesday, August 20 as this year’s Isese Day, granting civil servants a holiday in their respective states.
- The Udiroko festival, featuring Yoruba actors Yomi Fash Lanso, Laide Bakare, Shola Kosoko, and Foluke Daramola, is gaining popularity online.
- Udiroko, a 1310 festival under Oba Awamaro, commemorates the first meeting of Ado Ekiti’s ancestors after a long journey from Benin, named after the first celebration under an Iroko tree.
The current year's Udiroko celebration is scheduled for Wednesday, August 21, in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, corresponding with the festival of Isese Day.
Pictures and recordings from this year’s Udiroko celebration are starting to surface on social media. A video posted on the festival’s Instagram account includes notable Yoruba entertainers, including Yomi Fash Lanso, Laide Bakare, Shola Kosoko, and Foluke Daramola, who are at present in Ekiti State for the event.
The celebration, which started in 1310 during the rule of Oba Awamaro, addresses the debut social occasion of the precursors of Ado Ekiti upon their appearance in the town after an extended excursion from Benin. The name Udiroko is gotten from the area of its most memorable festival, which occurred underneath an Iroko tree at the royal residence of the then authoritative Oba.
In 2022, the Ewi of Ado-Ekiti, Oba Adeyemo Adejugbe, discredited claims that the Udiroko celebration is related with worshipful admiration.
Reacting to the post…
@easybiddy: “Aunty Shola, the evergreen beauty. We love you.”
@udiroko_festival: “We are happy to have you here to support our very own culture
@udiroko_festival.” adaoranakeem: “Shola Always Beautiful and shine ✨️ May Almighty Allah guide u and continue blessing in your life masha Allah.”
