OGUN STATE PUPILS TO START WEARING LOCAL ADIRE FABRIC FROM NEXT TERM
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has said pupils in the State public schools will start wearing the local Adire fabric from next term.
The Governor announced this on Thursday, November 12, at the official launch of Ogun Adire Digital Market Place at the June 12 Cultural centre, Kuto, Abeokuta.
He said; “starting from next term, adire fabric would become an official school uniform in all public schools in the State.”
The event was attended by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Muhammed, who Abiodun urged to help promote Adire at the National level.
The Governor noted that plans have reached an advanced level to make Adire an important aspect of everyday life.
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He revealed that top Government officials in Ogun State now wear Adire on Fridays.
This, he said, would empower more people and further stimulate the Adire economy.
He said; “For us in Ogun State, and starting from next term, plans are on to make adire an integral part of school uniform fabric for our public primary and secondary schools,” he said.
“Plans have reached an advanced stage to make Adire an important aspect of everyday life, as all top government functionaries in the State now wear Adire on Fridays, just as plans are underway to consider putting an element of Adire in our school uniform fabric.
“It would empower more people and further stimulate the Adire economy. It is projected that if each of the eventual 2,000 participants impacts another four or five people, 8000 to 10,000 jobs would have been created and more end users will definitely be reached globally.
“I want to call on all stakeholders in the information, culture and tourism sectors to partner with us in promoting this national heritage.
“Our Foreign Missions could also adopt the Adire fabric as a cultural symbol that will further project our rich culture to the outside world. The same thing could also be done by our Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports by making the ceremonial dress of our athletes from local fabrics such as Adire. This will go a long way in promoting the local content and give expression to President Muhammadu Buhari’s Administration’s “Produce what we use” and “grow what we eat” policies.”
Adire textile is the indigo-dyed cloth made in southwestern Nigeria by Yoruba women, using a variety of resist-dyeing techniques.
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