OSUN STATE COMMISSIONER OF CULTURE AND TOURISM HON. ABIODUN BANKOLE OJO PAID A COURTESY CALL VISIT TO KABIESI ATAOJA OF OSOGBO, PROCEEDS TO OSUN OSOGBO GROVE FOR ON-SITE ASSESSMENT.

OSUN STATE COMMISSIONER OF CULTURE AND TOURISM HON. ABIODUN BANKOLE OJO PAID A COURTESY CALL VISIT TO KABIESI ATAOJA OF OSOGBO, PROCEEDS TO OSUN OSOGBO GROVE FOR ON-SITE ASSESSMENT. 

Earlier today, Hon. Abiodun OJO embarked on a courtesy call visit to the palace of Kabiesi Oba Jimoh OYETUNJI the Ataoja of Osogbo land to pay homage to the respected royal traditional ruler of the ancient city of Osogbo. 

The visit was part of the honorable commissioner's efforts to get it right in his bid to revive the culture and tourism industry of Osun State. 

After a fruitful deliberation at the palace, both Kabiesi and the Commissioner processed to the Osun Osogbo Grove for an on-site assessment of the current situation of the ancestral traditional place of worship and a major International tourist center in the state. 

At the end of the Osun Osogbo Grove tour, Hon. Abiodun thanked Kabiesi Ataoja for the warm welcome gesture given to him at the palace and the time the Kabiesi spent taking him around the Grove. He concluded his statement by saying, Osun State under the leadership of H.E Sen. Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke will leave no stone unturned in our quest for true development across our cultural and tourist sectors and that the next Osun Osogbo Festival will be eventful, fun-filled and the best in the history of the traditional festival day celebration. 

Also at the Osun Grove tour was the Olori Ogboni Meshioye Francis. 

 

Signed

Media Director, 

Office of Commissioner for Culture & Tourism,

Osun State.