Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said as a prelude to the National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST), the state would showcase the rich cultural heritage of all the local government areas for seven days.
The event, he said, would serve as a pre-NAFEST event to herald EKO NAFEST 2022 scheduled for November.
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NAFEST is an annual cultural festival which brings together contingents from the 36 states of the federation and the FCT to a host state to showcase the nation’s diverse cultural heritage in arts, crafts and all.
The 34th edition of NAFEST was hosted by Ekiti State where the state contingent emerged as the overall winner. Lagos State came fifth during the last NAFEST.
The governor, however, said the state will not only host the biggest and most colourful festival but also emerge the overall winner of the fiesta.
Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this known when he received a delegation from the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) led by the Director-General, Chief Segun Runsewe, the main organisers of the festival.
According to a statement issued by Runsewe, the delegation was in the governor’s office to formally present a blueprint of the festival and ascertain the level of preparedness of the state in hosting the 2022 edition of the festival.
In his response, Runsewe congratulated the Lagos State Government for winning the hosting right for NAFEST 2022, which was keenly contested by three other states.
He said that the festival which is the foremost cultural event in Nigeria had been a platform to unite the nation through arts and culture.
He explained that the festival would have far-reaching benefits to Lagos residents with a positive impact on the economy of the state in the areas of hotel accommodation, transportation, small-scale businesses and vendors.
