Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, and others have been billed to grace the World Alaga Day celebration organized by the Association of Professional Traditional Wedding Comperes on the 22nd of February at White Stone Event Centre, Oregun, Lagos.
The event tagged ‘’Promoting the Art and Language of Yoruba in Marriage’’ will bring together over 2,000 wedding comperes from within and outside Nigeria which will feature a Health walk, seminar, dinner, and award night.
Speaking on behalf of industry stakeholders, Mrs. Titilayo Adegboye said that though virtually every sector was evolving, she noted that certain things are sacred and fundamental innovations shouldn’t be allowed to expunge them.
She stressed that wedding comperes have an important role to play in taking Nigeria’s culture to the next level.
“Marriage has been in existence from time immemorial. But we are now rebranding the ceremony in such a way that people will see what we are doing to promote different Nigerian beautiful cultures. Our culture is our pride and part of our pride in our language. Our language is what we have met on the ground, which we must protect from going into extinction. ‘’