Runsewe hails Governor Fayemi over cultural strides

The Director-General, National Council of Arts and Culture, Otunba Olusegun Runsewe has commended the Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi for his keen interest at the promotion of culture and arts in the state

The DG described Governor Fayemi as “one of the greatest cultural assets in Nigeria who is stoking the arts and cultural sector for the overall development of Ekiti State and its wonderful homogenous indigenes “

Otunba Runsewe made this observation about Governor Fayemi   after the Director-General, Ekiti – State Council for Arts and Culture, Ambassador Wale Ojo Lanre highlighted  the cultural strides  in Ekiti State  at the 49^th National Stakeholders  Meeting on the National Festival of Arts and Culture ( NAFEST) held in Benin, Edo State last week.

“I am bold to tell this distinguished gathering of  cultural administrators of 36 states of the Federation that  Governor Kayode Fayemi has brought to life the hitherto lifeless, moribund , sterile  and dead Arts and Cultural sector  thus empowering  it as one of the essential agents of value restoration and reorientation “

Ojo – Lanre, also disclosed that the state has commenced the implementation of the Ekiti State Council for Arts and Culture 2012 Law which was enacted   by Governor Fayemi during his first tenure and which was relegated and put into the cooler by the previous government.

He revealed that Ekiti State also, via the Law has legally established Council for Arts and Culture which has been mobilized and reinforced to promote, enhance and market the cultural ingredients, values, arts, crafts and heritage sites from being sources of entertainment but of empowerment, revenue generation and employment creation.

Ojo – Lanre  hinted that within the last two months of inaugurating the Council, Governor Fayemi has empowered   it to attend the 2019 Drum Festival in Abeokuta, rebranded the State Standing Cultural Troupe, accelerating the work on the Cultural and the civic centre, approved the hosting of Stakeholder Forum and  Creative workshop, stoking of indigenous industry clusters , ensured the harmonisation, the unification  of the various hitherto disorganised sectoral association players  and rejuvenation of cultural festivals like Ogun, Oladunwo in Okemesi, Ekiti Parapo War Festival and institutionalization of culture and arts as the fulcrum of value reorientation

 He pointed out that one of the signs that Governor Fayemi is doing well in the state was the presence and attendance of the Ekiti delegate at the Pre NAFEST Technical Forum being held in Edo State.