Lagos has recorded a major global recognition for its commitment to the arts and culture as it formally joins the influential World Cities Culture Forum.
Lagos’ membership was ratified at the seventh edition if the World Culture Cities Summit which ended in San Francisco, the United States of America (U.S.A) on Saturday.
A statement by the Permanent Secretary in state’s Ministry of Tourism Arts and Culture, Mr. Fola Adeyemi, said Lagos has joined globally respected cities, like London, New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Lisbon, Edinburgh, Seoul, Hong Kong and Tokyo, which are celebrated as cultural hubs by the World Culture Cities Forum, an initiative of the Office of Mayor of London.
The statement added that the profile of Lagos State as an arts and culture hub in West Africa is also featured for the first time in the triennial authoritative publication of the Forum – World Cities Culture Report (2018).
In the report, Lagos is acknowledged for its multi-faceted infrastructural development of the arts and cultural spheres, using cultural tourism to drive growth and improve the profile of the city and its commitment to diversity in the arts and support for artists operating in the visual, digital and performing arts.
The statement quoted the Commissioner for Tourism Arts and Culture, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, who, with the Chairman of the Board of Lagos State Council for Arts and Culture, Mrs Polly Alakija, represented Lagos at the summit, of recognising the honour as a validation of the giant strides that the state had recorded in arts and creative sector in the past three years.
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