Mohammed Oluwatimileyin Taoheed reports,
Track News Nigeria covers that about 20 countries have attended the 2022 International Arts & Crafts Expo (INAC) celebration in Abuja.
Our Correspondent says that countries are: China; Spain, Tanzania, Philippines, Burkina Faso, Venezuela, Syria, India, Iran, South Korea, Cuba, Malaysia, Benin Republic, Trinidad, Sudan, Lebanon, Tobago and Bangladesh.
This year’s celebration is themed “Networking Nigerian Crafts to the World” and holds in Abuja today.
The sparkling event is announced to be opened by the Director-General of the National Council for Arts & Culture, Otunba Segun Runsewe in Sheraton Hotels & Towers, Abuja.
As at the time of filling this report, the 15th edition of the annual Expo event has about 20 countries and 8 states in Nigeria in attendance, the states are: Lagos; Ogun, Akwa Ibom, FTC, Kaduna and Katsina.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Otunba Runsewe noted that the aim of the expo is to raise the Nigerian crafts to different nations of the world given that our stories are better told by us.
He added that it is also to promote cultural exchange programmes and improve inter-country collaborations in music, arts, drama, etc.
The expo is expected to amongst other items, feature skill acquisition trainings for young people, free medical examination and care, display of countries art documentaries, exhibitions of countries’ arts, crafts and culture.
According to Runsewe: “This is another opportunity we have to showcase Nigerian crafts to the world and to let the world know that Nigeria is a safe place to be. We want Nigerians to know that the creative industry is capable of tackling Nigerian insecurity problems by engaging the youths in our crafts for revenue generation.”
A reliable source confirmed to our Correspondent that the 2022 expo is scheduled to kick off as from August 18 to 20, 2022.
