The Local Organising Committee (LOC) has announced the schedule for the coronation of Abimbola Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo.
According to a flier released by the LOC, the coronation events will take place over two weeks, from Monday, 31 March to Saturday, 12 April, and will be conducted in three phases: pre-coronation, coronation, and post-coronation.
The pre-coronation phase, scheduled from 31 March to 4 April, will include a cultural carnival parade, Oyo Cultural Heritage Day, historic tree planting, a public lecture, a coronation quiz competition, and a coronation football competition.
The festivities will begin with a cultural carnival parade on Monday, 31 March at 7:30 a.m., followed by the opening ceremony at 10:00 a.m. at Oba Adeyemi Mini Stadium, Ode Aremo, officiated by the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Wasiu Olatunbosun, and the Coronation LOC Chairman, Kunle Ogunmola.
The main coronation ceremony will be held on Saturday, 5 April at Olivet Baptist…