Charles Ajunwa writes that creative, arts, and culture enthusiasts will be showcasing their different talents at Afropolis Lagos 2024 Lagos, the City of Excellence, will be playing host to young talented creatives, artistes, innovators, visual artists and many more from within and outside Nigeria who are participating in this year’s Afropolis Lagos 2024 taking place between October 26 and November 3. The nine-day international programme themed ‘Within New Myth’, is powered by the Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture led by Mrs. Toke Benson-Awoyinka in collaboration with the originator, Curator/Artistic Director Afropolis, Qudus Onikeku, supported by Qdance Centre led by its Executive Director, Hajarat Alli.
Addressing journalists on Wednesday at J Randle Centrexm for Yoruba Culture and History, Onikan, Lagos Island, to announce the kick off of Afropolis, Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, said, “In Lagos, we have everything that can compete with rest of the world and everything about African culture is in Lagos.” Omotoso, who described Afropolis as a tip of an iceberg on what the Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Benson-Awoyinka is capable of doing, said her coming on board has witnessed many events happening in the sector.
“From all we have seen so far, this is just a tip of the iceberg,” he said. Benson-Awoyinka, who dressed in an Adire fabric with a long gold chain dangling on her neck, declared t.