OGUN SET FOR AFRICAN DRUM FESTIVAL,AS SOYINKA CONVENES WORKSHOP

The Chairman, 2018 African Drums Festival Organising Committee Mrs. Yetunde Onanuga, said the opening ceremony would hold on Thursday, April 19, with a press conference and a workshop, tagged ‘’Drumming for Advancement” to be convened by Prof. Wole Soyinka at the Olumo Rock Tourist Complex, Abeokuta on Friday, April 20.

Onanuga who is the State Deputy Governor added further that the grand finale holds on Saturday, April 21, where traditional rulers from the Eastern and Northern parts of the country are expected to attend.

Earlier in his welcome address, the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Bashorun Olumuyiwa Oladipo, said the third edition of the festival would be bigger and better than the previous editions.