About the
OduaFest 2024 Conference
Odua Cultural Tourism Festival: Inbound Tourism & Cultural Integration For Southwestern States In Nigeria is poised to be a landmark event in our region. Scheduled to take place from Sunday 23rd to Tuesday 25th June 2024 at the Centre for Black Culture and International Understanding, Abere, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria, this festival holds tremendous potential for fostering cultural integration and boosting tourism across the Southwest.
Cultural Showcasing:
ODUAFEST serves as an ideal avenue for State to showcase its vibrant cultural heritage. Participation in the event provides the opportunity to exhibit the state’s unique traditions, arts, culinary delights, and historical landmarks, contributing significantly to the preservation and promotion of its cultural identity.
Tourism Enhancement
State’s tourism sector stands to experience a notable upsurge through its involvement in ODUAFEST. By actively participating, the state can attract tourists and visitors from across the Southwest and beyond, resulting in increased patronage of its tourist attractions, accommodation facilities, and local businesses. This surge in tourism activity promises to stimulate economic growth and foster job creation within the state.
Investment Prospects
ODUAFEST presents a promising platform for attracting investment in each of the State’s tourism infrastructure. Through participation and sponsorship, the state can effectively showcase its investment potential, enticing investors to explore opportunities in various sectors such as hospitality, infrastructure development, eco-tourism ventures, and more.
Cultural Exchange
Engagement in ODUAFEST facilitates meaningful cultural exchange and integration among Southwest states. By participating in collaborative initiatives and cultural exchanges, the state actively promotes mutual understanding, cooperation, and solidarity within the region, fostering stronger regional ties.
ODUA FESTIVAL 2024 Vision & Mission
ODUAFEST aims to promote regional economy through tourism investment promotion. By showcasing our unique destinations, attractions, culture, and local products, the festival seeks to connect stakeholders from the tourism industry, government, trade, and entrepreneurship sectors to collaborate for sustainable economic development.
Features & Impact Deliverables
The festival will encompass various aspects of sustainable tourism projects, ranging from environmental tourism development to entrepreneurship and investment promotion. Through exhibitions, cultural showcases, and networking opportunities, ODUAFEST aims to create lasting economic benefits for the host state and the Southwest region as a whole. Significance of Annual Cultural & Tourism Integration Events
The Southwest region stands to benefit immensely from annual cultural and tourism integration events like ODUAFEST. Such events serve as platforms to sell, project, market, and showcase the tourism potentials of each state, attracting investment and global tourist patronage. Furthermore, they contribute to the preservation of regional traditions, values, and heritage while fostering a deeper understanding and appreciation of diverse cultures.
The ODUAFEST 2024 Host and Co-Hosts
HE Prince Dapo Abiodun
Ogun State Governor
HE Prince Dapo Abiodun
Ogun State Governor
Adedapo Oluseun Abiodun MFR CON, born 29 May 1960) is a Nigerian businessman and politician, who has served as Governor of Ogun State since 2019. He won the 2019 general elections under the platform of the All Progressive Congress.
HE Ademola Adeleke
Osun State Governor - Host
HE Ademola Adeleke
Osun State Governor - Host
Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke, born 13 May 1960) is a Nigerian politician and businessman, who has served as governor of Osun State since 2022. He was the senator who represented the Osun-west senatorial district from 2017 to 2019.
H.E. Oluwaseyi Makinde
Oyo State Governor
H.E. Oluwaseyi Makinde
Oyo State Governor
He is an engineer and a subject matter expert on fluid and gas metering. He is the group managing director of Makon Group Limited; an indigenous oil and gas company in Nigeria. He established his first oil and gas private business called Makon Engineering and Technical Services, (METS) at the age of 29 in the year 1997, after earning years of work experience with international oil and gas companies.
H.E. Lucky Aiyedatiwa
Ondo State Governor
H.E. Lucky Aiyedatiwa
Ondo State Governor
Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa (born 12 January 1965) is a Nigerian businessman and politician who has served as governor of Ondo State since 2023. He previously served as deputy governor of Ondo State from 2021 to 2023 under Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. He is a former commissioner of Niger Delta Development Commission.
H.E. Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji
Ekiti State Governor
H.E. Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji
Ekiti State Governor
Mr. ‘Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji was born on December 21, 1967, in Ikogosi-Ekiti to the family of Mr. Ezekiel Kunle and Late Mrs. Esther Oyebanji. He is a former lecturer, farmer, public servant and Secretary to the Government of Ekiti State. He is currently the Governor of Ekiti State.
HE Babajide Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor
HE Babajide Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor
Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu (born 25 June 1965) is a Nigerian politician who has served as the governor of Lagos State since 2019.
He became governor under the platform of the All Progressives Congress after contesting and unexpectedly winning the APC gubernatorial primaries against incumbent governor, Akinwunmi Ambode in October 2018.
States Involved
Event Days
Registered Members
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REACH US Venue Information
Locate the Event Venue
Locate the Event Venue
Centre for Black Culture and International Understanding
Oke Pupa, Abere,
Behind Government Secretariat, Osogbo, Osun State