The Aare–Onibon Balogun of Ibadanland, Oloye Adegboyega Taofeek Adegoke has implored the governments at all levels to pay more attention to culture and tradition.
Adegoke, who disclosed this on Sunday while speaking with journalists at Obafemi Awolowo Stadium, Ibadan during the celebration of Abose Day, stated that the promotion of culture and tradition will help to generate more money for the government.
He maintained that governments at all levels must provide an enabling environment for the promotion, protection and preservation of cultural and traditional heritage and values by traditional leaders and their subjects.
Meanwhile, the Ibadan Chief said that it is necessary so that hard-earned culture and tradition will not go into extinction.
According to him: “Yoruba culture, tradition and heritage must be accepted, celebrated, and preserved. We must showcase our cultural attires, language and everything that identifies us as Yoruba.
“This can help significantly in developing the economy, and promoting our values globally, which can also be leveraged to empower the youths.
“I am imploring other traditional leaders in Ibadan, Yoruba race and across other ethnic nationalities to tow the same line in order not to allow their culture and tradition to go into extinction.
“That is why we are calling on governments at all levels to pay more attention to culture and tradition, in relation to tourism, which is even the sole revenue generation in some countries,” he stated.