Canada-based entrepreneur and community development advocate, Stephen Babalola Arogundade, has accepted an invitation to serve as Father of the Day for the 2026 Ogidi Day Festival.
The Festival Secretariat, in a statement, said the annual cultural event will hold on Saturday, June 20, 2026, in Ogidi, attracting participants and visitors from across Nigeria and abroad.
Arogundade, in his acceptance message, described the honour as an opportunity to give back to the community that shaped him.
Organisers noted that the Father of the Day plays a central role in providing leadership and moral direction for the festival, which has grown into one of Nigeria’s notable cultural celebrations in June.
Past holders of the position include Abiodun Ehindero, Olu Balogun, Matthew Adekunle Medupin, Ambrose Adewale, Ayo Abudu and Oyewale Abiodun Adekanbi.
This year’s edition will also feature renowned batik artist and cultural icon, Nike Okundaye, the Yeyeoba of Ogidi, as Mother of the Day.
She is expected to present the New Yam to the Ologidi of Ogidi, Rabiu Oladimeji Sule, as part of traditional rites marking the festival.
The celebration will include performances by cultural troupes and community groups, as well as a fundraising drive for the construction of the Ogidi Community Centre, an initiative launched last year.
Organisers added that dignitaries and tourists from within Nigeria and the diaspora are expected to attend.
