A sneak peak at Abuja art and culture

A tourism promoter, Mr Olubunmi Oshidero, has urged the Federal Government to replicate the Korean folk village in Nigeria to boost the country's tourism sector.


Oshidero, who is the Managing Director, Boomtrust Travels and Tours, made this call when addressing journalist on Thursday in Lagos.


He said that the folk village will be a place where everything representing the culture and tradition of all the ethnic groups and tribes in the country would be represented.


The promoter said that local and foreign tourists should also be able to have insight into the lifestyles and customs of the past generations at such a village.


Oshidero said that the folk village would accommodate various cultural troupes presenting their unique indigenous cultural dances.


``We have to ensure that everything that represents the country is located in a particular place and this folk village can be sited in each of the geo-political zones.


`` The monuments and relics should also be placed there. The Nigerian Cuisine, textile, old housing styles, old agricultural system, arts and crafts from the past should be exhibited too,'' Oshidero said.


He said that the establishment of the folk village would go a long way in boosting the economy of the country as it would attract foreign tourists.