The 2024 Ilorin Emirate Durbar will hold on Tuesday, two days after Eid- el-Kabir festival. The chairman of the Ilorin Emirate Durbar Committee, Engr. Suleiman
Alapasanpa, disclosed this at the Emir’s palace, Ilorin during a news conference heralding the unique durbar event. He said : ” This year’s Durbar activities shall run for seven different days with different programmes. The first of the events is the Health Day that would take place on Thursday ( today) at the Emir’s Palace. This is done to enable indigenes and residents of Ilorin Emirate know their health status. Drugs and medications would be provided for patients with minor ailments while those with more serious ones would be referred to relevant hospitals. This event shall be handled by experienced medical experts of Ilorin Emirate origin as their own contributions to the wellbeing of the people of the community.
” On Friday, June 14, 2024, a special Jumaat service would be conducted at the magnificent Ilorin Central Juma’at Mosque. The session would be presided over by the Chief Imam of Ilorin, Shaykh Muhammad Bashir Salihu . It shall be attended by the Emir and other dignitaries from far and near. This shall however be preceded at 6:30 am by endurance trek across the city that would create additional awareness for the programme.
” Saturday, June 15, 2024 would also be dedicated to specific prayer for the all-round success of the entire Durbar programme. This would be held at the Madrasat Sheikh Alimi at the Emir’s palace beginning at 9:00am. Road shows with well decorated horses to be mounted by expert horse-riders would also be conducted round the city of Ilorin as the day would also witness the Ilorin Emirate Exhibition at the Emir’s palace.
” Sunday (June 16,2024), which is the main day of the Idel Kabir festival, would witness the Emir leading the people and residents of Ilorin Emirate to Ilorin Eid praying ground for the observance of special two rakaat prayers. The prayers shall equally be led by the Chief Imam of Ilorin, Shaykh Muhammad Bashir Salihu”
” Immediately after the prayers, the Emir would host Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to a traditional sallah homage. The venue shall be at this palace and the time shall be 11:00a.m.
“Immediately after the visit, members of the community would, thereafter, go to their various homes to conduct the sacrifice of their various sacrificial animals as mandated by the Almighty Allah.
” On Monday, June 17, 2024, the Emir would pay the Executive Governor of Kwara State a sallah homage at the Government House, Ilorin. This event is shifted to the second day of the sallah instead of the usual third day because of the need to hold the main Durbar activities on the third day as against the previous second day it had been held since inception.
” The Grand Durbar festival would be staged at the forecourt of this ancient palace and across Ilorin between 9a.m and 4:00pm on Tuesday, June 17, 2024.The horse procession, which would consists of over 500 horsemen, shall be led by the Emir himself. He would be accompanied by the Executive Governor of Kwara State, the High Chiefs of the Emirate and members of the royal family as well as honourary title holders.”
