The Competition Basis (OFF) has disclosed that this yr’s pageant celebration will likely be held on the newly established website named Kakanfo Falola Seaside in Badagry.
Chief Promoter of the OFF, Iba Gani Adams, said this, yesterday, at a media briefing to herald the cultural fiesta.
He stated that the institution of the brand new seashore and pageant website marked a significant step in reworking the yearly Olokun celebration into a worldwide tourism occasion.
Adams, who was represented by the Director of Communications for OFF, Yinka Oguntimehin, famous that the choice was made following the improve of the Olokun Competition to the Olokun World Competition.
In line with him, the Kakanfo Falola Seaside could have recreation services, a resort, mini cinema, convention corridor, gymnasium centres, an Olympic-size swimming pool, a mini pageant stadium, and courts for different sports activities, resembling garden tennis and desk tennis, and a pitch the place seashore soccer might be performed. This new seashore website could have all services that can qualify it as a world-class tourism vacation spot.”
He careworn that the Seaside was designed to draw guests past Nigeria, concentrating on vacationers from throughout West Africa—together with Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Gambia, Togo, Ghana, in addition to from Brazil, the Caribbean international locations and different components of the continents.
“Our purpose is to make Kakanfo Falola Seaside like Pattaya Seaside in Thailand,” he stated.
He famous that the mini stadium throughout the Seaside advanced would serve a number of functions past the Olokun World Competition, providing house to be used by spiritual teams, company organisations and different occasions.
He additional famous that this yr’s pageant, which started right now with a media briefing, would finish on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, on the newly acquired Seaside, including that Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; the state’s Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Tradition, Toke Benson-Awoyinka, together with over 50,000 friends, are anticipated on the grand finale.
“The ultimate occasion will showcase the non secular affinity of Arugba Aje-Olokun because the image of the grand finale. The Arugba Aje-Olokun will likely be praying for all of the contributors on the finale,” he stated.
