By Bisade Ojoye
The Central Working Committee for the 23rd Owu kingdom festival has announced that the installation and coronation ceremony of Oba, Prof.Saka Adeola Matemilola as 14th Olowu of Owu Kingdom would hold on October 29, 2022. The event is scheduled to hold at the Oba Odeleye Park, Ori-Omi Sokori, Abeokuta.
The Chairman of the Committee, General Ekundayo Opaleye and Chairman, Coronation Committee, Oba Olufemi Ogunleye, the Towulade of Akinale made this known at a press conference in Abeokuta on Sunday.
The committee disclosed that Oba-elect would be crowned on Monday, 24th October 24, 2022 the at the Oke-Ago-Owu palace by 7:00Am with Youth Rally and Cultural Night taking place the same day by 1:00Pm.
According to the coronation programmes made available to journalists, sons and daughters of Owu as well as others in the Owu towns would pay homage to the new monarch on Tuesday and Wednesday starting from 7:00Am.
The committee added that there would be Youth Seminar on Thursday, October 27, 2022 and launching of Olowu foundation at Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta while there would be Golf Tournament in honour of the new monarch at Abeokuta Golf Club, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.
The coronation ceremony would be rounded off with a tripartite thanksgiving service with Muslims, Christians and Traditional services at Oba Odeleye Park, Ori-Omi Sokori, Abeokuta.
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