“Controversy Over Founders Of Lagos ‘ll End Soon” –Erelu Dosunmu | The Legend News

 

Chief Abiola Dosunmu, The Erelu Kuti Of Lagos (Second Right) Addressing Journalists On Ownership Of Lagos & HerNew Brainchild, E.Y.O. Renaissance Center, Recently

 

 

Chief Abiola Dosunmu, the Erelu Kuti IV of Lagos, has said that the controversy over ownership of Lagos would soon be put to rest with her new initiative.

Dosumu who is also the Erelu Yeye Oodua, stated during a chat with some selected journalists the on the forthcoming inauguration of E.Y.O  Cultural Renaissance Centre which will hold on December 3, 2023, in Lagos.

Chief Erelu Dosumu while speaking on  the controversy trailing the history of Lagos’ original settlers, said one of the reason her foundation (Erelu Yeye Oodua Foundation), instituted the new centre was to address such controversy relating to history, culture , art,  lifestyle and  others of africans.

She disclosed that very soon, the new centre which duel on research, empowerment, education,  training and promotion of culture and languages, will unveil a book  to  put end to the controversy on who owns Lagos. Adding that the issue on who founded Lagos should be based on documentary evidence and not just hearsay or sentiment.

“First of all, have spoken about this issue several times. And you see if people refuse to use common sense and do research and use relics for their argument, why do you waste your time.

“All these things that have been said you have the evidence, relics and proofs for a whole lot of these for you to be able to bring the story to the right perspective.

“Everybody is talking from different corners of their mouths especially those who don’t even know anything about it.

“How old are they, how many of them are kings today actually grew up within the environment where they could be impacted with the authentic history of their people.

“I became Erelu at my early twenties, and I was sitting with 80 and 90 year old men, and those men had at least another 90 years of experience and narrative verbatim, before I started I started getting it from them. So already 200 years verbatim story, I am getting it  from the source. I am almost 80 and I have acquired another century of information by myself.

“If I say anything, I am saying it from at least 300 years of verbatim fact.

“So, some people talk from here another one from there, who are they, what was the point of their entry.

“Some of them may be, they started imbibing the culture and traditions five years ago and they make themselves authority .

“Hopefully that’s one of the things we will be unveiling here at the centre”, she said.

Speaking further, Erelu Dosumu said, it is important for government and critical stakeholders to collaborate towards rekindling the interest and increase consciousness of people to promote the potential of their culture to the world.

She stated that the Oodua Cultural Renaissance Centre will be a training ground for languages, promotion of local cuisine, art and in the long run will build talents and the economy.

“Nigeria is blessed and rich in culture and the sector can add enormous value to the national GDP if well harness, as government must ensure continued support for individuals and groups working to scale up the enhancement of the nation’s cultural heritage”, she added.

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