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Afrojuju legend, Sir Shina Peters and rapper, Reminisce, will headline the fifth edition of Ofada Rice Day Festival, the biggest indigenous food festival in Nigeria. The festival, which celebrates Nigerian heritage, particularly, the nutritious homegrown food, holds on Sunday, December 3, 2023 at the Muri Okunola Park, Lagos.
Tagged, ‘Ofadabration’, the event aims to promote the consumption of locally grown, healthful meals. According to the convener and founder, Ofada boy, Oluwatobi Fletcher, the event will be a family fun-fair outing curated to allow attendees and their families have a feel of the local delicacy in varieties, while getting entertained by multiple artists across generations.
Speaking on the festival, the Commissioner of Agriculture, Lagos State, Ruth Abisola Olusanya said the laudable festival further reiterates the importance of homegrown rice.
She added that the festival is an opportunity to relax and enjoy a native celebration, which is unique and significant to Nigeria. Hosted by Gbenga Adeyinka (GCFR) and Tomike Adeoye; the Ofada Rice Day Festival is an event that helps to provide vital information to support local farmers to increase cultivation.
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