The Lady of Africa Advocacy and Empowerment Foundation (LAAEF) has made known its intention to use the forthcoming festive period of the year 2021 to inaugurate the much-awaited Adire Street Culture Carnival Revolution even as it seeks the support of the government, corporate Nigeria and well-meaning citizens for the project.
This was disclosed in a press release signed by its Convener and President, Princess Bukola Fasuyi. According to her, the intention is to create Africa’s most talked-about event around Lagos Tourism through the Adire Street Culture Carnival which is scheduled to hold at the five Divisions of Lagos State, including Lagos Island, Ikeja, Badagry, Ikorodu and Epe between 25th, 26th, 27th of December through the 1st, 2nd of January 2022, a period majority of Nigerians will be home on holidays with their families.
“Yearly, millions of people around the globe attend the Notting Hill carnival in the United Kingdom and we believe that like that popular carnival, Adire Street Culture Carnival will be a good opportunity to showcase our traditional arts and crafts embellished in the Adire culture thereby promoting our culture,” the release reads in part.
Princess Fasuyi further stated that as a country globally recognised for her rich culture and diverse tradition, Nigeria boasts of an incredible array of fashion choices and fabrics, notable amongst these fabrics is the Adire which has found favour amongst people all over the continent of Africa and as far as Europe, America, Canada and Asia.
Besides, she said the carnival has lined up several activities including the display of various traditional cuisines including bushmeat, local beverages like palm wine, board game (Ayo) and music from various local genres.
She further stated that the organisers plan to raise twenty-five thousand new Adire makers and marketers annually from the swelling ranks of the indigents and the downtrodden as part of their contribution to the growth of the Small and Medium Scale Enterprise in Nigeria.
“Consequently, LAAEF thus invites the various stakeholders across Nigeria and beyond to support the carnival as the Foundation hopes to empower about fifty thousand Nigeria women and youth through the various activities during the carnival”, the statement read in part.
