𝗛𝗼𝗻.𝗢𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗶𝘄𝗼𝗹𝗮 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘂 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝘄𝗼 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗹𝗼𝘁𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝘁𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗶 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗢𝗱𝘂𝗻 𝗘𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗻 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹

 𝗛𝗼𝗻.𝗢𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗶𝘄𝗼𝗹𝗮 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘂 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝘄𝗼 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗹𝗼𝘁𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝘁𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗶 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗢𝗱𝘂𝗻 𝗘𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗻 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹

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‎In a gesture of deep respect and cultural pride, 𝗛𝗼𝗻. 𝗢𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗶𝘄𝗼𝗹𝗮 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘂 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝘄𝗼 has extended his warm congratulations and heartfelt felicitations to 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗥𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗷𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘆, 𝗢𝗯𝗮 (𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳.) 𝗔𝗱𝗲𝘆𝗲𝗺𝗶 𝗔𝗯𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗸𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗿 𝗢𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲, the Olota of Ota, and the 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗶 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗱𝗼𝗺, on the grand commencement of the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗢𝗱𝘂𝗻 𝗘𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗻 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹.

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‎Hon. Taiwo, a proud son of Ogun West and a strong advocate of cultural preservation, described the Egungun Festival as one of the most significant traditional celebrations that connect the people of Awori land to their ancestral roots. He emphasized that the festival is not just a display of masquerades and colorful costumes, but a deep expression of unity, spirituality, and communal identity among the Awori people.

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‎According to him, the 𝗘𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 serves as a bridge between the living and the departed ancestors, promoting moral values, mutual respect, and social harmony. It reminds the Awori people of their heritage and reinforces their responsibility to sustain the customs passed down through generations. He further commended the Olota of Ota for his continuous effort in promoting and preserving Awori cultural heritage, which has made the ancient city of Ota a recognized center of tradition and cultural excellence in Ogun State.

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‎Hon. Olayiwola Waliu Taiwo also pointed out that cultural festivals like the Egungun celebration contribute greatly to social development and tourism. He called on government at all levels, traditional rulers, and stakeholders in the cultural sector to continue supporting initiatives that project and protect Nigeria’s diverse heritage.

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‎𝘐𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴, “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘥𝘶𝘯 Egungun 𝘍𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 is 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘈𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘪 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 — 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳, 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘶𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦.”

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‎He concluded by praying for peace, unity, and continuous prosperity in the Awori Kingdom under the reign of the Olota of Ota, wishing all participants a peaceful and successful celebration of the 2025 Odun Egungun Cultural Heritage Festival.

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‎𝐀𝐬𝐞𝐲𝐢 𝐬𝐡𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐧 𝐎𝐨𝐨. . .

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