THE inaugural Yoruba Cultural Festival in the Federal Capital Territory will hold in Abuja, from April 29 through May 1.
Chief Dr AbdulHakeem Mosebolatan, president Yoruba Community, FCT, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.
The three-day festival is scheduled to hold at the Mini Stadium, Area 10, Abuja, from 9 a.m. to 10 pm. daily.
Established to foster unity, promote culture, well being as well as champion the individual and collective cause of the Yoruba in the city, the Yoruba Community FCT is the umbrella body of all Yoruba groups in Abuja.
Mosebolatan, in the statement, said: “The Yoruba Cultural Festival is an initiative of the Yoruba Community, Abuja, envisioned and conceptualised as a yearly showcase of the rich cultural heritage of the Yoruba through the exposition of the language, food, fashion, music, dance and other art forms in an atmosphere of fun and fanfare in Abuja,” he stated.
Expected at the event are contingents from all the Yoruba-speaking states led by the state governors, Yoruba residents in Abuja and environs, the Yoruba from the North, Yoruba traditional rulers and leaders, representatives of Yoruba socio-cultural groups and associates, Yoruba culture advocates and enthusiasts as well as brands and corporate organisations.
Yoruba Cultural Festival in the Federal Capital Territory holds April 29-May 1 in Abuja
THE inaugural Yoruba Cultural Festival in the Federal Capital Territory will hold in Abuja, from April 29 through May 1.
Chief Dr AbdulHakeem Mosebolatan, president Yoruba Community, FCT, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.
The three-day festival is scheduled to hold at the Mini Stadium, Area 10, Abuja, from 9 a.m. to 10 pm. daily.
Established to foster unity, promote culture, well being as well as champion the individual and collective cause of the Yoruba in the city, the Yoruba Community FCT is the umbrella body of all Yoruba groups in Abuja.
Mosebolatan, in the statement, said: “The Yoruba Cultural Festival is an initiative of the Yoruba Community, Abuja, envisioned and conceptualised as a yearly showcase of the rich cultural heritage of the Yoruba through the exposition of the language, food, fashion, music, dance and other art forms in an atmosphere of fun and fanfare in Abuja,” he stated.
Expected at the event are contingents from all the Yoruba-speaking states led by the state governors, Yoruba residents in Abuja and environs, the Yoruba from the North, Yoruba traditional rulers and leaders, representatives of Yoruba socio-cultural groups and associates, Yoruba culture advocates and enthusiasts as well as brands and corporate organisations.
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