Oijefon Youth Festival 2024: “Your Destiny is in Your Hand” a Resounding Success
The much-anticipated 2024 Oijefon Youth Festival, themed “Your Destiny is in Your Hand”, concluded triumphantly, leaving an indelible mark on attendees and the wider community. The event, which was the last activity of this year Ile-Oluji day celebration was held on Monday 23rd of December, 2024 at the city round about.
The festival celebrated youth empowerment, talent, and leadership with record-breaking participation and enthusiasm. With over three hundred (300) young participants and visitors, the festival served as a vibrant platform for fostering unity, creativity, innovation, and resilience.
The event featured a diverse range of activities, including:
Inspiring talks from opinion leaders, motivational speakers, and community influencers on topics like self-determination, career building, mental health and youth involvement in community development.
Talent were showcased where Young artists, musicians, and performers displayed their skills, reflecting the community’s vibrant and diverse cultural heritage.
Interactive Competitions and games contests to tech innovations and art exhibitions, participants had opportunities to challenge themselves and grow.
Resource Fairs where home and foreign based indigenes provided career guidance, rewards opportunities, and mentorship for youth development.
The Oijefon Youth Council (OYC) expressed her gratitude, saying, “This year’s festival embodies the spirit of self-determination. The theme, ‘Your Destiny is in Your Hand,’ resonated deeply with our youth, inspiring them to take charge of their futures, be useful for themselves and our dear community. The overwhelming response from the community reflects a shared commitment to nurturing the next generation of leaders.”
The event’s success was made possible through the collaboration of the Ile-Oluji day planning committee under the chairmanship of Engr. Kehinde Akinrowo, our sponsor, Otunba Tom Daramola, Mr. Tunde Aladekere, Big Sam Oladoyin Ogundayimi and host of others that graced the occasion. The dedication and the sacrifice of the planning committee and coordinators across the length and breadth of Ile-Oluji Kingdom is well celebrated.
We equally want to.specially express our profound gratitude to our revered Kabiyesi, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Olufaderin Adetimehin, Olori Adetokunbo, the Jegun in Council, our Patron and Matron as well as our leaders who believed we can make things happen positively.
As the festival drew to a close, the message was clear: the future lies in the hands of the empowered, and through determination, collaboration, and clear vision, rapid growth and development is possible.
Thank you and God bless you.
Engr. Dokun Adeyonu,
President,
Oijefon Youth Council
