The First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, on Tuesday, donated the sum of N2b to revive Akwete, a local textile fabric and urged Nigerians to preserve their heritage posterity and prosperity.
Tinubu who visited Abia State, the production site of the local hand-woven historic Akwete fabric, described the tradition of the Akwete handmade fabric as a practice that is ” dear to the hearts of the women who makes it”, adding that they should be encouraged to pass it on to the next generation.
Busola Kukoyi, the Senior Special Assistant SSA Media to the First Lady, in a statement,
Tinubu united that the craft which was transferred from generation to generation, had over the years endured as a legacy ev n to generations yet unborn.
”Our young people need to also be encouraged to get used to our tradition and cultural outfits”.
”It is the culture that raised me and there
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