The ancient town of Isara Remo the capital of Remo North Local Government area in Ogun State will hold the grand finale of the 48th edition of her annual festival tagged “Afotamodi Festival” on Saturday October 7 in Isara Remo.
Briefing the press a few days ago, on the importance to the community, the Chairman of Isara Patriotic Forum, Otunba Engr. Oladele Amoda said the Afotamodi Festival annually is a celebration that brings together all sons and daughters of the town from all over the world; promotes the unity of the town as well as the socio-economic development of the town.
He said further that the Isara Community Development Association will commission the completed ICDA HOUSE specially built to house the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) and Magistrate of the Magistrate Court, Isara while other projects near completion by the Isara Community Development Association like the Divisional Traffic Office of the Police, the ODEMO’s Palace and Schools will also be assessed by the indigenes during the Afotamodi.
Various activities are lined up to mark the one-week long event which starts on Friday 30th September and ends on Sunday 7th October. Speaking on the various activities, the Publicity Coordinator, Prince Afolabi Orekoya said “the Isara Community Development Association has planned a week long full of varieties of events like Football Competition and many other sporting activities, Indoor games, Cultural activities and entertainment, Educational programmes and Symposium”.
Prince Orekoya added that The Youths of the town are also involved and will be hosting different events to celebrate the Afotamodi Festival, one of which is the 2017 Miss Afotamodi Beauty Pageant holding on Friday, 6th October with a car prize for the winner.
While appreciating the Isara Community Development Association led by its Chairman, Chief Gbolahan Osidele, Otunba Engr. Amoda also enjoined all indigenes of Isara both home and in diaspora to continue to support the Isara Community Development Association towards the progress of the town, he urged them to come home and celebrate the 48th Afotamodi Festival with the grand finale holding on Saturday, 7th October 2017.
At the press conference Otunba Engr. Amoda explained that Isara Community Development Association will host the 48th Annual Afotamodi Festival from September 30th to Sunday 8th October 2017.
Afotamodi Festival is the annual celebration that brings together all Isara Sons and Daughters both home and abroad to felicitate with one another and collectively contribute to the development of the town.”
“Over the years, the Festival has brought lots of development to the town and positively improved on the socio-economy status of the town. Afotamodi Festival has always and will continue to unify all indigenes of Isara.
Our great town – Isara was founded in the 15th Century by the great Hunter who was an Ife Prince, Prince Adeyemo. Prince Adeyemo’s famous hunting expedition brought him to a place called ‘Okerekere’ in present day Isara, he found the site suitable due to its defensive topography and decided to settle there. He had in his entourage two men of repute; Ise and Ara who were his advisers. Both men settled in locations not too far from each other and the saying ‘I am going to Ise and Ara’ – mofe lo siodoIseati Ara – was soon contracted into ‘I am visiting Ise-Ara’ -mofe lo riIse-Ara. This is where the name of the town was eventually coined to Isara (from Ise-Ara) in honor of those great men. After settling in the location, because he was a Prince, he became the de-facto King of the town and took the title Ode-omo. The title has since been contracted into Odemo and remains the official title of the Oba. Till date, all Obas of Isara have gotten their official emblems and crowns from Ile -Ife.
The Odemo of Isara is a first Class Oba in Ogun State; the town hosts many Small and Medium Scale Industries, a Polytechnic, Specialist hospital and Agro-allied Processing Companies. Isara has always been known to be peaceful to all residents and settlers.
This year’s edition of Afotamodi Festival is the 48th celebration in the series, the Isara Community Development Association has planned a week long full of varieties of events like Football Competition and many other sporting activities, Indoor games, Cultural activities and entertainment, Educational programmes and Symposium. The Youths of the town are also involved and will be hosting different events to celebrate the Afotamodi Festival, the 2017 Miss Afotamodi Beauty Pageant will hold on Friday, 6th October with a car prize for the winner.
To mark the 48th Afotamodi Festival, the Isara Community Development Association will commission the completed ICDA HOUSE specially built to house the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) and Magistrate of the Magistrate Court, Isara. Other projects near completion by the Isara Community Development Association like the Divisional Traffic Office of the Police, the ODEMO’s Palace and Schools will also be assessed by the indigenes during the Afotamodi Festival this year.
Isara Patriotic Forum by this Press briefing enjoin all our brothers and sisters both home and in diaspora to continue to support the Isara Community Development Association towards the progress of our town Isara Remo and to come home and celebrate the 48thAfotamodi Festival with the grand Finale holding on Saturday, 7th October 2017.
