The Venues

Venue 1: Kakanfo Inn And Conference Center.

Located off Mobil Petrol Station, Mobil Ring Road / Joyce’ B Ring Road, Ibadan, the Kakanfo Inn & Conference Centre is a premier hotel and events facility offering comfort, sophistication, and strong logistical capacity. The Inn has spacious halls for large conferences, weddings and trade fairs; the Lekan Are Hall accommodates up to 2,500 guests, while smaller halls like Damola and Olorunda take about 220 guests each. Amenities include fully air-conditioned all-purpose halls that can be arranged in different styles (theatre, formal dining, U-shape, classroom), free WiFi, a well-equipped gym/fitness centre, a spa (massage, facials etc.), swimming pool, indoor and outdoor dining restaurants, outdoor garden (Awero Garden) for cocktail / barbecue parties, doctor-on-call, car hire, 24-hour room service. The hotel wings are named in honour of prominent Ibadan personalities, and considerable attention has been paid to ambience and guest comfort including energy-management features.

Directions

From Ibadan Airport, Alakia

Roughly 15-20 km, about 30-40 minutes depending on traffic. Travel along Airport Road to Agodi, Bus stop, then go straight till you get to Challenge, take the right turn to Ring Road, then join Mobil Ring Road / Joyce’B Road toward the Inn. Signage and landmarks like Mobil Petrol stations help. 

From Toll Gate, Ibadan

Approximately 25-30 minutes depending on traffic, heading via Ring Road / Mobil Rd. Navigate from the Toll Gate toward the Ring Road, follow signs toward the Mobil Roundabout, then into Joyce’B / Mobil Ring Road area. 

Venue 2: Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba

Also known historically as Adamasingba Stadium, Lekan Salami Stadium is a multi-purpose sports complex in Ibadan built beginning in 1976, and opened in May 1988 on the site formerly occupied by Ibadan Race Course. Named in 1998 in honour of Chief Lekan Salami, it has undergone major renovations including in 2021 to meet FIFA/national sporting standards. It now has a natural grass pitch, fully covered seating for about 10,000 spectators, modern dressing rooms, floodlights, electronic scoreboards, VAR and studio facilities, CCTV, multipurpose halls for indoor sports, new training pitches, VIP hospitality suites, etc. 

Directions

From Ibadan Airport, Alakia

About 25-30 minutes. Use Airport Road to connect to Old Ife Road, then to Gate, Bus stop, then go toward Dugbe / Mokola, then into the Adamasingba area. 

From Toll Gate, Ibadan

Approximately 20-25 minutes. Drive from Toll Gate to Challenge, then to Ring Road / major arterial roads toward Dugbe / Adamasingba area. Landmark directions: head toward Dugbe, then along Stadium Road to Adamasingba. 

Venue 3: National Museum of Unity, Aleshinloye

The National Museum of Unity, Ibadan is an ethnographic museum, inaugurated in 2002 (though the idea dates from the 1970s) under the National Commission for Museums and Monuments. It is located on National Museum Road, Aleshinloye, Ibadan South West. The museum houses galleries of masquerade traditions (e.g. Egungun, Ekpo, etc.), musical instruments, textiles (including Aso-Oke), pottery, royal effigies, masks, and exhibits reflecting the cultures of Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, Efik, Ebira among others. In 2018, a new exhibition center was opened, and several galleries have been modernized with air-conditioning and updated displays. 

Directions

From Ibadan Airport, Alakia

Roughly 25-35 minutes depending on traffic. From the airport head toward Old Ife Road, Busstop Gate, then turn right towards Mokola, past Adamasingba, straight to Dugbe road, till you get to railway junction after Iyaganku Police station, then take route toward Aleshinloye to the right, following National Museum Road. 

From Toll Gate, Ibadan

Approximately 20-30 minutes. From Toll Gate head toward the city center, Ring road, joining the route toward Aleshinloye (via Dugbe road), following signage to “National Museum Road, Aleshinloye.”