Olokun Festival

In Yoruba tradition, the chief Olokun shrine is located in the Ilode quarter of Ile Ife.

According to the Walode of Ile-Ife Chief Kolawole Omotayo, who is the Abore (Chief Priest) of Olokun of the Source explained: “Olokun is the goddess who gathered all the water of the earth together, at creation, and moved it to its current location – the sea.

Olodumare through Obatala, the chief Orisha, went to the world to commence the process of filling it with life.

[1] Among the Ilaje who live along the coastline of Ondo state, the Olokun deity is believed to be the goddess of the sea, who has the power to give children to barren women.

It is led by Otunba Gani Adams, who also leads the Oodua People’s Congress.