Oba Olugbenle, Commends Oronna Festival Committee For Dedication, Urges Continued Support for 2025 Celebration

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED 

ILARO-YEWA OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Olu of Ilaro and Paramount Ruler of Yewaland, Oba (Dr.) Kehinde Gbadewole Olugbenle, MFR, Asade Agunloye IV, has expressed profound appreciation to members of the Oronna Ilaro Festival Central Planning Committee, led by Otunba (Pharm.) Lekan Asunni, for their steadfast commitment and dedication toward making this year’s edition another memorable success.

Oba Olugbenle, who led the Thanksgiving Service marking the 2025 edition of the Oronna Ilaro Festival, held on Sunday, November 9, 2025, at the Cathedral Church of Christ, Ilaro-Yewa, also commended individuals and corporate bodies whose contributions have sustained the festival’s continued success.

He encouraged further support from all stakeholders to ensure an even grander celebration.

According to a statement e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l Magazine and its online platform by ’Deola Adeyemi, Special Assistant to the Paramount Ruler on Media and Strategic Communications, this year’s Thanksgiving Service – traditionally the festival’s closing event – was uniquely held a week before the Grand Finale.

The statement explained that the change was designed to address the usual post-finale fatigue and to provide an opportunity to commit all the festival’s scheduled programmes into the hands of God Almighty ahead of the major celebrations.

During the service, the congregation offered heartfelt prayers for Oba Olugbenle’s continued good health, long reign, and exemplary leadership.

Special prayers were also offered for the peace, growth, and prosperity of Ilaro, Yewaland, and Ogun State as a whole.

The 2025 Oronna Ilaro Festival continues on Monday, November 10, 2025, with a variety of cultural and youth-focused activities throughout the week, culminating in the Grand Finale on Saturday, November 15, 2025.

Oba Olugbenle also congratulated all sons and daughters of Ilaro-Yewa, urging them to participate actively in the weeklong festivities and to celebrate in unity and communal harmony – the hallmark of the Oronna Festival tradition.