NCMM to hold exhibition on Awolowo, Akintola, others

THE practical commitment by the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) to re-awaken community participation in the national museum unity across the country is yielding positive result with the introduction of people-friendly programmes.
The Director-General of the commission, Mallam Yusuf Usman, during a visit to Ibadan revealed to Tribune Tourism Magazine that the NCMM has invented avenue to give back to communities what belong to them by according them the privilege of creating activities around the educational and entertainment scope of the museum.
According to Usman, “We are looking at areas of interest that have one or more attachment to the people, to get them involved in the promotion of the heritage and originality of Nigeria’s cultural history and events.
“In addition, preparations are underway to see the possibility of opening up an exhibition where we will speak about the impact, and contributions of the government of western Nigeria.
“The exhibition, which will focus on our founding fathers and big personalities and great icons like Chief Obafemi Awolowo,  Ladoke Akintola among others, will display some of their relics and properties that are still in the museum, like Akintola’s car.
“Therefore, we want to develop an exhibition around these personalities to tell a story of western region and highlight it to Nigerians within the larger Nigeria landscape and history.
“More importantly, it will be a broadway to celebrate our past heroes and inculcate in the people sense of pride of their life and patriotism to Nigeria so that they can emulate their good example in order to continue to have better and greater Nigeria.”Usman added.