Gani Adams tasks FG on agric-tourism development

Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has called on the Federal Government to develop a sustainable mechanism for the  emergence of Nigeria as an Agric- tourism destination.

Speaking recently at the 2018 edition of the Ifa Festival in Lagos, Adams said: “I have said it severally that except we diversify and channel our efforts toward the promotion of tourism and agriculture, it will be very difficult for us to grow as a nation. I am appealing to the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, develop an enduring policy and mechanism for the development of tourism and agriculture in the country,” he said.

Adams, who also identified insecurity as the bane of President Muhammadu Buhari’s government, expressed concern over the spate of killings across the country.

He said the wanton killings need to be stopped as urgent as possible, saying the situation is affecting the image of the country globally.

“As far as I am concerned, the spate of insecurity in Nigeria today is disturbing.

“Every day, stories of herdsmen killings and Boko Haram attacks flood our newspapers.

“I begin to wonder why we have failed as a nation. Two weeks ago, over 200 innocent Nigerians got killed in Plateau in the most brutal manner. I was in South Africa recently, and I saw the development of their social infrastructure. I saw how the government reacts to situations, especially, in time of crisis”.

President, International Council for Ifa Religion, Oke Itase, Ile-Ife, Dr Abiodun Agboola, who was the guest lecturer talked about the importance of Ifa as a deity, its various roles in the spiritual realm and the need to sustain the Yoruba tradition. He said the various efforts of Aare Gani Adams, in promoting the Yoruba cultural ideology is noticeable across the world.

“I want to use this medium to express my appreciation to Aare Gani Adams, for the courage to sustain the Yoruba cultural identity. Over the years, he has been at the vanguard of the struggle, promoting our festivals across the country. It is a huge responsibility and we all need to support him in his endeavor to take the Yoruba race to the Promised Land”.

He urged all the Ifa adherent to remain committed to the faith, describing their acts as noble.

 

Other guests present at the event include, Baale of Soba Town, High Chief Jimoh Raheem Agbebeji, Chief Agboola Awodiran and his wife, Araba of Oworonshoki, vice president, International Council for Ifa, chief Olanipekun Ifakayode, Odofin Ishorosi-Ota, Chief Oluwashola  Akinola, the National Executive Council of OPC, and National Coordinating Council  among others.