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CHAPTER ONE / PROPOSAL General Introduction to the Study This research work is a modest attempt to provide information on the history of Ajagbo festival in Irun Akoko, in relation to its socio-political and economic impact on the people of the community. Irun since its creation in the 19th century, has been one of the prominent towns in the North-West of Akoko, regardless of its development, this includes festivals such as; Oge, Ogun, Asole, Umole, Umolebi amongst others and of necessity is the Ajagbo festival. Origin of Ajagbo Festival     Ajagbo festival is one of the greatest traditional festivals in Irun Akoko. It is a festival that is usually celebrated once in a year around the mid-September to the early October, it precedes the Ogun festival which is celebrated in almost all Yoruba towns and villages. The Ajagbo festival has its origin from Isin-bode, a town in the state of Ekiti, mainly to check social excesses. In other words; it acts as a measure of correcting social ills, t