Lagos Ready To Host 2022 NAFEST

The Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Lagos State, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, says the state government is ready to host the 2022 National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST).
Akinbile-Yusuf said this yesterday at the Preliminary Meeting on 35th Eko NAFEST 2022, organised by the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) in Abuja.
“We are here to appreciate God and to sincerely appreciate the Director-General of NCAC and members of the council for the honour to host the 2022 NAFEST.
“We are indeed glad to bring the greetings of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the entire members of the executive council of Lagos State because they are ready for this event.
“We are warming up to host the nation towards the end of the year when we will be celebrating our festival, culture, arts and black race.
“So, we are here to show that we are ready for this and we appreciate every necessary arrangement that needs to be put in place before the event takes place.
“We want to understand the rudiments around it. Lagos, as all are aware, is a state of excellence and we want to put the excellence that we are known for into this festival that we are to host in November this year.
“We want to assure you that you will find it as one of the best festivals,’’ commissioner said.
The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr Bonu Solomon, said that instead of a seven-day NAFEST, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) was planning to hold it for 14 days.
Solomon, who is also the Chairman of LOC in the state, said that seven days would be used for pre-NAFEST where all local governments would showcase their arts and culture.
He said that after this exhibition, the main NAFEST programmes would hold for seven days.
“Lagos State Government is fully prepared for this programme and Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu is ready to host the nation.