At the just concluded African Drum Festival, the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, has said the country needs similar platforms like that to ginger leaders into action.
The festival which was sponsored by MTN Nigeria saw the monarch relate the drumming culture in Yorubaland to the state of the country.
“Every morning at 5am, drums wake up Yoruba kings to remind them of the oaths they took to serve their people,” he said.
“We need drums to wake our leaders and policy makers in Nigeria.”
The third edition of the Africa Drum festival, which was tagged, ‘Drumming for Advancement’, saw drum troupes from 33 Nigerian states as well as troupes from over 20 African countries and the Caribbean perform at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta.
In attendance at the three-day event were the minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, royal fathers; Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo; the Alafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III; Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi; Obong of Calabar, Etubom Ekpo; Akarigbo of Remo land, Oba Babatunde Ajayi, and many others.
Also in attendance were Nollywood stars like like Tunde Kelani, Kareem Adepoju (Baba Wande), Kunle Afolayan, Olu Jacobs, Richard Agbor, Wole Sodimu, Wale Dada and Omotunde Adebowale David.
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