AYIKUNUGBA WATERFALL; ANOTHER WONDER OF GOD IN OKE ILA OSUN STATE

AYIKUNUGBA WATERFALL; ANOTHER WONDER OF GOD IN OKE ILA OSUN STATE

70 feet from the top with a cave that can accommodate  20 people.

The hilly town of Oke Ila was located in the  Savanna rain  forest in Ifedayo Local government area of Osun state, the  small town  apart from being endowed with the good climate is also  endowed with a fertile land that is good  for Agricultural practices, especially planting of both arable and cash crop. Therefore most of the resident of the town are farmers.

 About four kilometres away from the centre of the town was a natural waterfall called Ayikunungba, about seventy feet from the   base level, the source of the fall is at the top of the rock which spread round the area, also at the base by the right side is a cafe which we learnt has about seven room that can accommodate three people each.

  Before one can get to the bas of the  fall,  one  need to ascend  about 260 staircase  and  do the same  while climbing up, the staircase was  erected  by the community to make the movement up and down  more easier, despite the  staircase  only  determined mine can  be able to  go  down and come up  without much stress but for lazy people  the movement may be difficult as  i  and some of my colleagues panted severally before we climb the case to the upper base where we packed  our car

 Ayikunungba is a site to behold, its type is rare in this part of the world, it is a wealth that is still waiting for exploration, if properly maintained and explore it will not only be a source of wealth to the  state and local government it will also attract foreigners and tourists from all part of the world to Oke Ila where  an erudite scholar and first class monarch Oba Dokun Abolarin  is reigning as a  king.

 Narrating how Ayikunungba  fall was discovered,  the Eesade  of Oke Ila  Chief Dele         said the   site was discovered by a  hunters  long ago and ever since they’ve been trying to call the attention of government to it, According to him, “ even though it was  an accidental discovery but we’ve  been trying to call the attention of appropriate authority  to it and that present Orangun of Oke Ila Oba Dokun Abolarin  has assured us of government  intervention in developing this site”.

 He added further that , “ if you  look at the site very well, you will see that it is natural,  the fall has its source at the top of the mountain  and  beneath  it is a cafe where we were told has  about seven rooms. Those are what thrills tourists and i must tell you that we are not having it right yet.

Complementing   Esaade’s  point is another  traditional chief of the town, chief Abatan  who is also the secretary of  Ifedayo Local government   said that the  community has since the discovery  working to ensure that the place is developed  and  that  the council  through the  supervisory councillor of culture and tourism is looking at what they can do to   develop the  site in  collaboration with the state government.

 Oba  Abolarin is a chat with guild tourism  journalists   during the year 2012  isiro festival at his palace  said  that he  has been making a frantic  effort to   ensure proper utilisation of  the  fall  for economic drive of the   town and the state at large. He also disclosed that the Governor of Osun state Engineer Rauf Aregbesola has  promised to   transform  the place  to a world  tourist  site.

 Some of the  people in the community who spoke with  FEEDBACK  MEDIA  reporter   lauded the effort of  Oba Dokun Abolarin   and  his chiefs  and other people who have been  making  effort to  develop  the place  and urged the  state government and the appropriate authority  to  quicken actions on the site.