Amole Festival paralyses economic activities in Akure vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
Economic activities in Akure town were grounded on Friday as every shop and store in the ancient town was under lock and key in reverence for the anual Amole Festival.
The only institutions that were allowed to open were the banks, petrol stations and government offices.Mrs Deborah Fakorede, the propritress of Bright Track Nursery and Primary School, Shasha, Akure, said that though the festival had been a long standing tradition, it should be modified not to hinder economic activities and people’s programmes.
“And tomorrow, which is Saturday, is the monthly environmental sanitation day, making people to hurriedly get their needs yesterday at high costs. It will be Monday before things go back to normal,” she said. She added that it had become a habit for some miscreants to hide under the festival and use the occasion to loot shops that are mistakenly opened for sales.
In his response, Chief Taiwo Fadipe, one of the senior chiefs in Akure, said that the festival was significant in the land, because it heralds the new year.
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