Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde and hosts of tourists from across the globe are expected to grace the 2022 World Twins Festival in Igboora, Oyo State.
This is contained in a statement jointly signed by the initiators of Twins Tourism, Taiwo and Kehinde Oguntoye.
The statement, signed by Amb. Taiwo and Kehinde Oguntoye, was made available to REPORTERS AT LARGE on Friday in Ibadan. They said the festival aimed to celebrate unique beings and other multiple births from all walks of life.
The theme of the 2022 edition of the festival is “Twinning for World Economic Recovery.”
It is aimed at celebrating the uniqueness of multiple births and held annually in Igboora, a town famous for having the world largest concentration of living multiple births.
The statement said that the 2022 edition of the festival would be the first edition after the demise of its grand patron and regular attendee, late Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, the Alaafin of Oyo.
It said that the festival would celebrate especially the lifetime of late Oba Adeyemi who fathered a set of triplets and some sets of twins.
The statement said that the Olu of Igboora, Oba Jimoh Titiloye, would lead all the traditional rulers in the town to welcome everyone to the special occasion.
It said that the event would feature a twins fashion show, twins parade, talent show, festival art exhibition, circus performance, and regular features of twin cuisines, among other things.
The statement said that the event scheduled to be held on October 8 at the event arena of Methodist Grammar School in Igboora, was a welcome back from the COVID-19 pandemic, which ravaged the entire world.
It called on brands and corporate organizations to activate sponsorship and brand promotion at the festival, which was adjudged to be the biggest of its kind.
The Oguntoye twins are famous in African tourism and called tourism ambassadors.
