The Erelu of Iraye Kingdom, Dr Busola Odedina, has celebrated Iro Day 2026 with distribution of foodstuffs and no fewer than 400 people benefitted from her medical outreach.
The Erelu Iro Community Impact Day 2026 with the topic:”Celebrating Culture,Health & Community Development”, came up at Akodi Obalaaye, Lukohun, Iraye Kingdom, on Wednesday, in Ile-Ife.
Busola Onigbogi Odedina Girls Empowerment Foundation in Conjunction with Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex and her Department of Medicine & Ophthalmology & Community Health, Collaborated on Erelu Iro Community Impact Health Day, 2026.
Odedina said that Iro symbolises their annual festival whereby they worship their god of wealth, wisdom and peace.
She explained that they are celebrating their culture through health and reaffirmed that their culture doesn’t against their sound health and living together in harmony.
She appealed to Iraye indigene to value their culture and traditional heritage by embracing each other and desist from act of abandoned their homes, families and tradition.
According to her, their festival priorities sound health which led her to organise for medical outreach whereby people’s blood were checked,their sugar level, blood pressure and eyes were screened.
Erelu Foundation also distributed
Rice, yam flour, Garri, yam among others to about 500 people.
The Odole , Chief Akin Akinwande from Jagudu Compound, said that Iraye Kingdom comprises of 13 compunds: Lukohun, Osin, Lanase, Jagudu, Opo-Okesoda, Opo-Iremo, Abatabudu among others.
He said that Iraye monarch is a crowned one unlike others with 16 Chiefftaincy as Ooni has 16 Kingmakers with Sarun, and Emese Oodua, their wives will cook different foods, eat and dine during the festival.
The Obalaaye of Iraye Kingdom, Oba Eludayo Elugbemi, appreciated the Almighty God that gave them the privilege of witnessing 2026 annual festival as well as acknowledged Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja 11, for his fatherly role.
Oba Elugbemi thanked the indigenes and none-indigene of Iraye Kingdom like: youths, women, men, their wives, all chiefs among others for supporting him on the throne and allowing peaceful coexistence on the land.
He charged them to maintain the love and harmony that reigns for them to make more progress and development in Iraye and Ile-Ife at large.
Chief Asiwajun of Ife, Chief Alex Duduyemi, Otunba Iraye Kingdom, Chief Ajisafe Eluyera, other Chiefs, Iraye Cultural troupe, wives, children, youths among others graced the occasion.
