By Busayo Onijala/Tope Lawanson
Yinka Oduniyi, Member, Nigeria-Brazil Culture and Business Initiative, said the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi and Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka, have indicated willingness to support the establishment of a cultural museum.
Oduniyi said this at a reception hosted by Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture for the Brazilian cultural delegation visiting the South West states.
He explained that the cultural museum would be established in Brazil in collaboration with Brazil’s Ministry of Culture.
According to him, the Ooni has offered to send a 30-member delegation of experts to Brazil to help create the visual for the project.
”This delegation will consist of historians, professors, artisans, curators and a couple of others who know so much about our cultural tradition,“ he said.
NAN recalls that the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II, embarked on a 10-day historical visit to Brazil in June to…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
