Hundreds of residents paying homage to His Royal majesty, Oba Kabiru Adewale Shotobi, the Ayangbure of Ikorodu at his palace during the Woro Carnival that usehered in the 2019 Ikorodu -Oga Carnival on Saturday
Like the previous
edition, it was crowd galore as a
massive number of residents of Ikorodu
trooped out to participate in a marathon ‘Woro’ procession as the much awaited
2019 Ikorodu -Oga Carnival kicked off today in grandstyle.
The event, which usually flags off the annual celebration, took off in the early hours of the day from the
Ikorodu town hall where the Chairman, Ikorodu -Oga Development Association (IKODASS), Otunba Ganiyu Abiru, led a
cheering crowd of Ikorodu indigenes and residents in a fun filled procession along
major streets in Ikorodu.
The procession train briefly stopped over at several historic and traditional houses and shrines to pay homage.
Crowd during the Woro procession
The procession later terminated at the Ayangbure palace
where different traditional groups and sects in Ikorodu displayed their
traditional heritages while Oba Kabir Shotobi and other dignitaries were on
ground to savour the fun offered by the gathering.
Asa, Igunuko, and Eyo among other masquerades added colour to the ‘Woro’ procession.
Ikorodu elders at the Ayangbure palace during the Woro Carnival on SaturdayAlhaji Luqman Shonibare, (right), Comrade Kehinde Okeowo (middle) and another chieftain of IKODASS during the Woro Carnival at rhe Ayangbure palaceIkorodu-Oga Woro CarnivalHadj Kazeem Sanni, the News Editor, Oriwu Sun newspaper and leader of Ikorodu drummers leading other drummers during the Woro Carnival on SaturdayOtunba Ganiyu Abiru, Chairman, Ikorodu-Oga Development Association (IKODASS) (3rd left), Otunba Fatai Olukoga, former Special Adviser to the Governor and former Chairman, IKODASS (middle), Aremo Adeniyi Ogunsanya, the Aremo of Ikorodu and formr Chairman, IKODASS and other chieftains of IKODASS and community leaders during the Woro Carnival at the Ikorodu Town hall
