Aje Festival: Ooni To Declare Economic Summit, Exhibitions Open Today

 

Yusuf Oketola

THE Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi will today, Friday, declare Aje Heritage and Economic Summit open to kickstart this year’s edition of Global Aje Festival in the ancient city.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Media Officer of the traditional ruler, Moses Olafare, on Tuesday.

Olafare stated that the global Ambassador of Aje Festival, Princess Toyin Kolade, would leave no stone unturned in making the forthcoming festival the best of its kind.

The 4-day event which would hold in phases, will begin with the Aje Heritage and Economic Summit slated to hold at the Ojaja Arena, located inside the Ife Grand Resort in Ile-Ife where the Aje Festival Exhibition will also be unveiled to run daily for four days.

Aje Music Fiesta and Aje Movie Screening would hold on Saturday, February 26 and Sunday 27, 2022 respectively.

Olafare acknowledged the efforts of the committee members for their relentless strides, assuring that this year’s edition tagged: “Aje Festival Reloaded” promises to be a tourist delight, investors delight and above all-full of education and entertainment.

The statement reads in part: “Aje Heritage & Economic Summit comprehensively highlights the investment environments, policies, projects and cooperate products in all Oodua states of Nigeria. It will attract chambers of commerce from across Oodua-land to conduct investment briefings.

“Ooni Ogunwusi hereby invites the entire lovers of culture and tradition globally to the Annual Aje Festival under the able coordination of the Aje Global Ambassador, Princess (Dr) Toyin Kolade, the Iyalaje Oodua Worldwide.