HOW OKE ILA PEOPLE
CELEBRATE ISIRO FESTIVAL 2012
ISIRO festival
is one festival too many,it is a festival of thanksgiving when the
Orangun of Oke Ila will lead his people to Almighy God in
appreciation of what he has done for them in the last 365 days, it is a
festival where new rules are being made
for another years , it is a festival
when Kabiyesi will be hosted by the Odoode, an important chief that is relevant
to the security of the town.
This year celebration of Isiro festival did not deviate from
the normal tradition of the way and manner in which it is being celebrated but
with more flavour that add colour to the celebration of Isiro festival.
On Saturday 26th August 2012, the erudite
scholar and a prominent legal luminary who is also the Orangun of Oke Ila Oba Adedokun Abolarin led the people of the town to celebrate the
year 2012 amidst pomp and pageantry with guest from all walks of life gather at the
centre of the town to celebrate with the people of Oke Ila.
At about 2 pm the
Kabiyesi who had earlier worship
at Seven Day Adventists church rose from
his seat and moved to Aworo place
where he entered and pray for the people, Aworo is like a brother to
Orangun and it has been a tradition to always visit him on the occasion of Isiro. The Aworo
of Oke Ila Chief Adebayo Oni while speaking on the importance of the festival said ,it is a festival that must be celebrated by the Kabiyesi,
it is important because it is to
thank God and appease to him for another year.
After spending few minutes
at Aworo’s place the monarch proceeded
to Odoode Compund where he spent about an hour. At Odoode it was noted that the drumbeat changed
on his way going to the place as
one of the drummers in a chart said
that is the tradition and it must be strictly adhere to, he explained
further that the drumbeat that ushers in the king into the Odoode quarters is
different from the ones he has been dancing to on his way.
The kings alongside
with the traditional chiefs were hosted
while the crowd that accompany the king to the place waited till they finish
what they are doing inside. Asking why
the visitation to odoode is a must for the king
chief Dele Osundina the Eesake of Oke Ila disclosed that
the Odoode is an important personality in
the town he is in charge of security
and others in the town.
orangun of Oke Ila Oba
Adedokun Abolarin having identified the importance of Isiro festival
since his ascension to the throne of his forefather has been
successfully reviving the dyeing cultural heritage of the town
and its people among which is
Isiro festival.
In an interview with
the Guild of Tourism Journalist the
Orangun of Oke ila Oba Adedokun
Abolarin said the festival is
like our December and January,
when we have to thank God for keeping us alive and
bless us till today and after this
we will make a new rule that
will guide the town, that is how it has
been in the past and we must continue to do it .
The first class monarch explained further that apart from the
celebrations there is also a programmed
called Laika during which the
youth will also gather to
give gift to the aged people as a form of care and respect.” They are doing this
because they knew they will also grow and become old one day and i want to
urge Nigerians to emulate our Laika system of rewarding and
caring for the aged.
Lamenting on the
neglect of the rural areas, Oba Abolarin urges the educated elite to always
remember the people at the rural area “ our educated elite should not abandoned
their people at the rural towns they shouldn’t allow them to be rotten
away with their potentials and talent we
have a lot of potentials in the rural
area they need to be developed”.
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