Oyo State Government has urged Africans to show greater commitment to the promotion of African culture.
Governor Abiola Ajimobi made the appeal on Monday while declaring open the third Prof. Toyin Falola annual conference on Africa and the African Diaspora at the Lead City University, Ibadan.
Represented by the state Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mrs. Adetutu Ahigbe-Adeyemi, the governor, who said African culture faced extinction, urged stakeholders to embrace the drive to promote its values.
He particularly urged the participants to do their best in setting agenda for the promotion of the Yoruba culture.
Convener of the conference, entitled, 'Ethnicity, Race and Peace in Africa and the African diaspora,' Prof. Ademola Dasylva, said the forum focused on Africa and the African Diaspora.
He added, "The main objectives are promotion of excellence in Africa and the African Diaspora cultural studies. We create general awareness and proffer enduring solutions on matters that concern Africa."
The Punch