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The Federal Government through the National Institute for Cultural Orientation has projected a revenue of over $5bn from the proposed Annual World Orisa Congress project.

NICO announced on Thursday that the project could attract over one million visitors across the globe and boost investment opportunities for Nigeria.

The World Orisa Congress is an affirmation of the coalescence of cultural identity with Africans in the Diaspora

The Executive Secretary of NICO, Biodun Ajiboye, said the project which serves as another means of preserving Nigeria’s culture is also necessitated by the exigency of pushing up Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product, thereby generating revenue for the government to improve the living standard of Nigerians.

Ajiboye explained that while Nigeria remains in dire need of creating ways and means of generating revenue and reflating the economy, one of the solutions to this challenge is through increased foreign exchange earnings.

He noted that globally, cultural outreach programmes in of cultural and ancestral convergence are known to be money-generating ventures with Saudi Arabia, Israel, Egypt, India, and China being front runners in bringing global audiences to their countries at periodic times.

“Nigeria at this time is left with little or no choice but to tap into the rich cultural opportunities to become economically sustainable as a nation. This project which is also aimed at preserving and promoting Nigeria’s cultural history and heritage to the world is estimated to generate $5-6bn with Nigeria playing host to over one million visitors,” Ajiboye stated.

The NICO boss emphasized that the actualization of the World Orisa Congress project has become necessary following the yearnings of Africans in the Diaspora who were taken from Nigeria into slavery over 500 years ago to connect back to their roots.

NICO warns against extinction of Nigerian culture
He noted that the World Orisa Congress is an affirmation of the coalescence of cultural identity with Africans in the Diaspora.

“It is an ultimate spiritual connection to all of us as a people with a common goal and destiny. There are about 500 million people across the globe who are related to the traditional religion of the African people and as devotees of different deities, they are yearning to return home.

“It is therefore the institute’s desire to tap into the vast treasure of these 500 million people of Orisa descent from Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago, Brazil, and other Caribbean countries to converge in their ancestral home/roots regularly. In Brazil alone, there are over 89 million people who are ready to key into this vision.

“Nigeria stands to benefit enhanced cross-cultural understanding and empathy, record an increase in global co-operation and rapprochement, tap into the huge revenue stream of almost one million visitors annually on a sustainable basis which is devolved into increasing the GDP astronomically, and establish global creativity, innovation, and progress, create sustenance of traditional rituals, sacred practices, traditional craftsmanship, oral traditions, and festive events,” he stated.

Meanwhile, Ajiboye expressed the readiness of relevant agencies and stakeholders across the globe to ensure the success of the project.

“So far, the Diaspora in the United States of America, Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago, Brazil, and other Caribbean countries are ready with materials and human resources for this project.


“Through extensive collaborations with the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Diaspora Commission, we will energize global participation at the World Orisa Congress which shall be a focal point of interaction via ceremonial obeisance, social practices, festivals, traditional craftsmanship and knowledge concerning nature and the universe,” he stated.

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I ed when my kinsman Lai Mohammed from Ile Balogun in Oro said Masquerades will be generating revenues for the country. Orisa ko Egun elewe ni.

BUILD A TEMPLE like your ancestors in Nubia and Egypt.

Our ancestors worshiped in large temples of traditional religion.

They had shrines like we do, but they also built grand TEMPLES.

If you can build massive churches and mosques for imported religions, why can’t you build massive TEMPLES for our traditional religion?

C h a i..










...it's our cultural heritage.

Only a foolish person will take anything serious from APC government 🤣🤣🤣

Perhaps, this organisation and the Yoruba socio-cultural identity will take the issue of traditionalists serious in Ilorin.

Religion's encroachment and the drive to kill off every Yoruba identity in that area should be resisted.

Just maybe, someday, doesn't matter if it's another thousand years, a Yoruba generation will stand up to occasion and seize back that geography.

Same thing they want to start in Oyo. Don't even know why that Oluwo that calls himself Emir hasn't been called to stern order

iwaeda:
I ed when my kinsman Lai Mohammed from Ile Balogun in Oro said Masquerades will be generating revenues for the country. Orisa ko Egun elewe ni.

Isn't that what is about to manifest now.
If FG is serious Nigeria will make billions of dollars from culture and tourism.

There's no single event that generates $5 billion revenue, for comparison the entire premier league generates $7 billion annually.
Morocco the most visited country in Africa with 18 million tourists generated $11 billion from tourism last year.
You people are in it with this unrepentant scammers with their pie in the sky statistics, get your families out of that hellhole.
They are neither serious nor truthful about Nigeria's development, they are all thiefs and arsonists.Desoleil.

Billions upon Billions no clear details of how the Billions is spent....but how can 5billion dollars be generated from a festival...this guys is good at calling billions all the time....as if they use billions swear for them

iwaeda:
I ed when my kinsman Lai Mohammed from Ile Balogun in Oro said Masquerades will be generating revenues for the country. Orisa ko Egun elewe ni.

Lol, very funny politicians.
People who are yet to turn Obudu Cattle ranch, Lake Nike, Yankari Game Reserve and others into source of revenue want to turn Orisa Congress to a wholesome $5B source of revenue.
Funny

More will to do more

💯 We have a really rich culture that could be really mined for attracting Tourism. This is commendable and we should do more exploration.

Meanwhile, Happy Friday 🤗

To attract tourists you need to invest in and maintain security. Then you need BASIC infrastructure and public services.

Essentially you all need all the things that Nigerian governments have failed to provide to Nigerians over the past 60+ years.

EdiskyHarry:
Only a foolish person will take anything serious from APC government 🤣🤣🤣

one spotted


You always believe it won't work but you want the best for the country, you are an Ozuo.

And some okpos will still fall for this one.

Okay

Budget politics. The only way to convince Tinubu to pump in more funds is to convince him a lot can come out. Yeye people. No be only Orisa Congress na Sango movement.

iwaeda:
I ed when my kinsman Lai Mohammed from Ile Balogun in Oro said Masquerades will be generating revenues for the country. Orisa ko Egun elewe ni.

Lai Mohammed is not from Ile Balogun. His father came from Sanmora.

They've resorted to reaping off the deities.
Shameless lots!

EdiskyHarry:
Only a foolish person will take anything serious from APC government 🤣🤣🤣

Afrobasic:
And some okpos will still fall for this one.

Standing5:
Budget politics. The only way to convince Tinubu to pump in more funds is to convince him a lot can come out. Yeye people. No be only Orisa Congress na Sango movement.

It may not get to 5B in the short to medium term, but there are plans for it to be achieved.

You can mock and laugh over it, but it will be done.

Unfortunately, those slaves who UGM is locking their parents indoors every Monday can't relate. They see themselves as food and kill their own kinsmen who return to their land. That's why you see them carrying Mopol to visit their own kinsmen.

Lol

FESTAC 2027



Reason am nah.

Muslims make money from their Meccan Allah
Christians make money from their Jesus in Jerusalem

Why can't Sango, Amadioha, Okija, Argungu, Yemoja generate money for Nigerians?

FG also to note for distribution of the proceeds for the part that will call it Haram.

Smoking colos is not good walahi

aylagos:
like you are also foooooooolish

Like your father

MightySparrow:
FESTAC 2027



Reason am nah.

Muslims make money from their Mexican Allah
Christians make money from their Jesus

Why can't Sango, Amadioha, Okija, Argungu, Yemoja generate money for Nigerians?

FG also to note for distribution the part that will call it Haram.

Yes, money from gullible nigerians going to mecca and jerusalem

Huge revenue is not a gain for any country that doesn't use it for infrastructural development.


Nigeria revenue ends up in politicians pocket

Na Igbo people (their village people) go generate the most revenue..









They too like ẹbọ, òrìṣà And All forms of idol worshipping.



Even on ✖️mas, new year and Easter, masquerade go still come out and attend church service...




Shiorrrrrr

Noted.

All they think about is tax

Not how to make the place a better one

Through Asobe I guess?

Yorubas and hyping self.

They will never make 1 Nàira there just forget this hyping.


🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

OgundeleT:

Lai Mohammed is not from Ile Balogun. His father came from Sanmora.

Why are you replying that imposter and time waster. Does he even know anything about Lai Mohammed.

I fully ed this cultural festival for the same reason I ed Air Strip for Living Faith Church