Ulefunta Festival: 30 Indigent Students To Bag Akure Scholarship Award

Tamarauemi Ebimini

No fewer than 30 indigent secondary school students across the three Akure-speaking Local Government Areas of Ondo State, will be awarded scholarships by the leadership of the town, as part of activities to celebrate the annual Ulefunta celebration.

The Chairman of the Central Planning Committee of Ulefunta 2022, Olu Adekunle Ajanaku, who disclosed this during a press conference to herald the Ulefunta celebration said the festival will kick off after the return of the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi, from seven-day seclusion.

Ajanaku said the scholarship primarily targeted indigent students of Akure-speaking local government areas of the state, as part of efforts aimed at improving communities and contributing toward education advancement in the Akure Kingdom

He said the indigent students will be picked from Akure South, Akure North and Ifedore local government areas of the state.

Speaking on the importance of the Ulefunta Festival, the Chairman said it was designed to promote unity, cultural heritage and tradition of the Akure people, saying “apart from this, the festival is to showcase the rich culture of Akure people.”

Ajanaku said frantic efforts were being made to harness the potential of the Ulefunta festival to the culture and tourism subsector, with a view to shore up the revenue generation base of the state, saying the festival has become a unifying platform for all Akure people both home and abroad as well as Akure Residents.