The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has inscribed the Sango Festival in the lists of World Heritage.
TheMediaGood Newspaper can report that the international body inscribed the cultural festival during the 2023 Eighteenth Session of the Intergovernmental Committee Convention For The Safeguarding Of The Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Reacting to the development, the Oyo State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism,Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun said this has ranked Oyo State, Nigeria amongst the countries of the World as a Giant in the Tourism Industry, by extension, Cultural Proliferation.
‘It is a beacon of expansion in the Economy Sector of the State, as well as unprecedented growth in the hospitality business, with the astronomical influx of Tourists in a space of time’, said Olatubosun.
Further, the Cultural Ambassador to The Alaafin of Oyo, Dr. Paula Gomes appreciated the recognition by the Committee for the nomination of the Sango Festival of Oyo which had been in process for a decade, stressing the significance of Sango to the Throne of Alaafin, Yoruba Kingdom and the Global Community.
With this, TheMediaGood Newspaper can confirm that the next Sango Festival in Oyo Town which holds in August 2024, will be witnessed by over 2000 International Tourists
across 167 Countries of UNESCO. The Sango Oyo Festival embodies the spirit of Unity, tradition, resilience and colour that defines our nation which serves as a beacon binding together as a people with cultural vibrancy on the global scene