The leadership of the Yoruba Community in Ghana paid a courtesy visit to His Royal Majesty Oba Abdulsalami Amao Saka, the Olu of Kasoa and Paramount King of the Yoruba in the Central Region of Ghana, on Sunday, June 8, to apprise him about the upcoming Yoruba Day event, scheduled for September 2025.

The delegation was led by Alhaji Chief Tunde Azeez, National President of the Yoruba Community in Ghana, Alhaji Chief Fattau El Aziz, Chairman of the Yoruba Community Restructuring Committee and Hon. Chief Alhaji Saeed Owolabi, The Aare Bobagunwa of Yoruba Accra, Ghana.

This visit follows an earlier one to HRM Alhaji Abdul Rasheed Brimah IX, the current Paramount Oba of the Yoruba in Accra, at his palace on Sunday, May 25.
Chief Ahmed Akolade Suleman, the Otunba General of the Central Region and Chairman of the Yoruba Community for the region who spoke on behalf of HRM Oba Abdulsalami Amao Saka said the Oba applauded the new executives for their initiative and expressed excitement about the upcoming Yoruba Day celebration. Suleman noted that the Oba is one of the traditional rulers who is deeply committed to seeing the Yoruba culture thrive in Ghana.

“He loves the unity among the Yoruba people, which has strengthened since the era of the new executives. In the Central Region, he has gathered all the chiefs and other Obas under his kingdom in anticipation of today’s visit by the Yoruba community and the organizing committee,” Suleman said.

“Yoruba Day in Ghana is something he is very happy to see, very happy to be part of, and very happy to contribute to. He is proud to raise and promote Yoruba culture so that the heritage can spread throughout Ghana. He has often said he is proud to be Yoruba, and today is a testament to that.”

He finally announced a 10,000ghc pledge on behalf of HRM Oba Abdulsalami Amao Saka.

Speaking on behalf of the organizing committee, Hon. Chief Alhaji Saeed Owolabi, The Aare Bobagunwa told pressmen that Yoruba Day is a customary homage to royal authority. In keeping with tradition, he said the committee visited the palace of the Oba of the Yoruba in Ghana’s Central Region to formally inform him of the event and seek his blessings.

“It is not something the royal house should hear from the street or in the papers,” he said. “The Oba’s blessings and prayers are crucial—and of course, his support too, spiritually and financially. It’s a significant and costly program, and we want the whole region to be fully involved.”

According to him, unity remains at the heart of the celebration prompting organizers to extend invitations to other ethnic communities, including the Ga and traditional leaders from Tamale, to join in the celebration as a demonstration of harmony and shared African values.

“There’s a Yoruba and Ga proverb that says, ‘The Ga come in the morning, and the Yoruba come in the evening,’” Alhaji Owolabi added. “It shows we are one family. There is nothing the Yoruba will do here in Ghana without involving the Ga people.”

On his part, Mr. Bola Akinsanya, Assistant National Secretary of the Yoruba Community and President of Ogun Indigenes in Ghana, emphasized the importance of the celebration to the younger generation.

“Every festival is significant,” he said. “But Yoruba Day was created as a sign of identity and cultural preservation. A society without history is a lost one. Through our dress, our food, our language—everything that defines who we are—we showcase and preserve our culture in a unique way.”

For him, Yoruba Day is not just an annual celebration—it is a living tradition being passed down through generations. From the wisdom of their ancestors to the creativity of today’s youth, the aim is to keep the culture vibrant and relevant.
“It’s a three-generational journey,” Bola Akinsanya explained. “Our fathers did it, we are doing it with them now, and we are preparing to hand it over to the younger ones. But for the culture to survive, it must evolve. That’s why we are presenting Yoruba Day in a way that Gen Z can relate to—contemporary, stylish, but still rooted in tradition.”

Themed “Celebrating the Beauty of Yoruba Culture, Excellence, and Unity, the event will be held at the Accra International Conference Centre on September 28, 2025.