Representatives of Ogun State Government at the ongoing 2023 edition of the International Arts and Crafts (INAC) Expo have expressed confidence that contingents from the State would perform beyond expectation, as the State remains an apex in the celebration of cultural heritages.

          Speaking at the opening of the event themed: ‘’Networking Nigerian Arts and Crafts To The World’’ in Abuja, the Chairman, House Committee on Information, Culture, and Tourism in the State, Hon. Prince Segun Kaka said the Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun was very sentimental about socio-cultural heritage celebrations and ensuring that it does not go into extinction, hence the constant support for the culture sector, which had earned the State many accolades in the last five years.

          ‘’Ogun State is a culture-oriented State, hence the ability of the State’s cultural contingents to sustain the trend as the apex in the past years in this event. Prince Dapo Abiodun is a Governor who has sentiments for socio-cultural celebrations and loves to celebrate our history and heritage in the State, he has left no stone unturned in this sector, social interactions like this bring fraternity.

          ‘’Events of this nature brings a lot of advantage in terms of having to know other people's pitfalls and strength, helping people blend socially, as well as bringing about a lot of economic development to the State and country at large; however, I want to implore the States' contingents to maintain the tempo they have always been known for as winners’’, the Chairman emphasised.

          On her part, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Mrs. Oluwatosin Oloko appreciated the State Governor Abiodun for giving the Ministry the enablement to attend the event, describing him as an ambassador of culture, who was passionate about promoting cultural heritage and festivals.

          Oloko revealed that the secret of the State being at the apex of Culture and Tourism in the country could be attributed to the support of the present administration in the State to the sector, as well as the Ministry’s concerted effort to keep and move its global trends in the sector.

          Also speaking, the Director General, National Council for Arts and Crafts, Otunba Segun Runsewe, while fielding questions from journalists, described INAC as a deliberate platform designed to bring all Nigerians' and international communities together to showcase Nigeria's arts and crafts to the whole world.

          Runsewe added that the cultural sector was key in uniting Nigeria and the international community, noting that having the right platform to network with other parts of the world, would boost the socio-economic development of any society.