YORUBA COMMUNITY PADOVA/VENETO ORGANISES CULTURAL CARNIVAL *OONI IFE, ABASS OBESERE TO GRACE THE OCCASION

Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi

The Yoruba community in Padova (Egbe Omo Yoruba Veneto) will this Saturday, 21/07/2018 put on display the rich cultural heritage of the Yoruba people of the South-West Nigeria at a big event to mark the 15th anniversary of the association.

The Yoruba people are an ethnic group of South-western and North-central Nigeria, as well as Southern and Central Benin. Together, these regions are known as Yorubaland. The Yorubas constitute over 40 million people in total. The majority of this population is from Nigeria, and the Yoruba makes up 21% of the country's population, making them one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa. 

The majority of the Yorubas speak the Yoruba language, which is tonal, and is the Niger-Congo language with the largest number of native speakers.

The celebration which will start at 4pm is expected to have in attendance one of the most important and powerful king in Nigeria, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi and other Yoruba sons and daughters from across the globe who have signified their intentions to attend and support the great work of cultural ambassadors the association has been spear-heading over the years.

Among the activities lined up for the day include a symposium on the need to promote Yoruba language, fashion/cultural parade and display coupled with rich traditional and modern Yoruba musical concert.

Abass, Obesere, top fuji star in Nigeria

A prominent Nigerian Fuji act, Abass Akande Obesere is the guest artiste while other Yoruba artistes in Europe will be on the stand to complement the event.

In the words of the president of the association, Mr. Lanre Badmus, he said the Egbe Omo Yoruba Veneto has come a long way and has done great exploits in encouraging Yoruba sons and daughters in diaspora not to forget their culture and language, especially by ensuring their children born abroad are made to witness and participate in events that could endear Yoruba culture to their hearts.

Also expected at the ceremony are the national president of Yoruba National Community in Italy, Dr. Dato Shonaike and the Ife-born immediate president of Egbe Omo Yoruba Veneto, Prince Kolawole Oladele.