Group commends facilitators of Museum of West African Arts in Benin
The Board of Trustees Edo Unity League has commended the Government of Edo State, the Federal Government and the entire facilitators of the Museum of West African Arts (MOWAA) for the vision in siting the monumental edifice in Benin City.
The Group said the monumental edifice, which in all intents and purposes, spotlights the indefatigability of the Benin cultural heritage in the comity of African cultural entities.
Akenuwa Obarogie, Professor and Coordinator General, Edo Unity League, who made the commendation in a statement, noted that the edifice confirmed that the Benin nation is the centre of a cultural microcosm in Africa, a truism that cannot be tainted.
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According to Obarogie, arising from a Steering Committee meeting on the inauguration of a Cultural Renaissance Summit planning committee, the Board of Trustees of the Edo Unity League presented in an official statement of appreciation to the Government of Edo State, the Federal Government and the entire facilitators of the Museum of West African Arts, Benin City.
“That the Benin nation is the centre of a cultural microcosm in Africa is a truism that cannot be tainted; therefore, the preservation as well as the commercial subscription to the Museum’s services is a sacred duty that the average Edo man and woman owes the world-class heritage viewing destination.
“The recent endorsement of the Museum of West African Arts in a viral video by a worldwide Arts and Culture intellectual, High Priest Osemwengie Ebohon, is worthy of emulation, and this deserves commendation.
“We respectfully call on all public and private tertiary institutions to make the Museum a point of reference in practicals and research explorations.
“We also called on cultural and business entities in Nigeria and the diaspora to rally the Museum to succeed exceedingly, and to attract other multinational cultural heritage investments in our dear State,” he declared.
