The Ancestral Pride Foundation founder and president,Dr Oluwo Fasola Babatunde Faniyi in his usual bid urge all and sundry especially the Yoruba and other African indegenes not to be seeing the rich cultural heritage of our fore-father's as evil as some claims in some quarters,but rather as values to be embrace in it's entirety.
This clarion call was made at the instance of the year 2021 Ifa/ Orisa press conference. According to him,this year's celebrations come in three fold firstly,Ancestral Pride foundation's 4th year anniversary, Founder's Birthday celebrations and thirdly marking 12th year anniversary of Ifa/Orisa celebration.
For purpose of record, Ifa/Orisa celebrations is the Family's heritage celebrations which comprises all the families of Late Chief Faniyi whose children followed ansestral trade of Ifa-Traditional healings and remedy practices hitherto.
The newly installed and first 'Araba' in Ota-Awori kingdom who took time to celebrate his birthday with Ijamido orphanage home with lots of food items and cash gifts, stated is out to promote and sustain African heritage which according to him is almost going into extinction,also call on government at all levels to do all within reach to sustain African rich culture which is main solution the continent need for survival.
Cited country like China is able to advance due to fact that their rich culture and values were not eroded in place of western borrowed cultures.
The Aare Onifa and head of all traditional medicine practitioners in Ota-Awori kingdom established Ancestral Pride foundation years ago to canvass for African loss socio-cultural science,with membership which now covers countries like Argentina,Brazil, USA and Canada including many African countries.
The year 2021 Annual festival grand finale schedules for Sunday 28th November shall cover lecture symposium at Popular Ijamido Hall with theme 'Misconceptions of Yoruba Cultual heritage' and to be anchored by Dr Fayemi Fakayode PhD from Ibadan,where details about values and heritage of African and Yoruba culture especially shall be in discourse for better benefits for all.
The Fuji Music King and Olufimo,Dr Saheed Osupa shall be in Music stand to embellished the annual gathering with his usual Fuji masterpiece at the finale.
The general public and Yoruba indegenes are thereby invited to grace the annual event which promise to be educative.
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