Director-General National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Olusegun Runsewe, has said that Nigeria will make another history in the anal of cultural aesthetics in Africa as a dedicated six-storey “Nigeria Culture House” would soon be inaugurated in Abuja to put country’s diverse cultural heritage on the world map.
Runsewe disclosed this during a familiarisation tour of the building with some travel journalists in Abuja.
“It is long overdue for the nation to have such a tourist attraction where local and international tourists can access Nigeria’s peculiar cultural products,” he said.
He said the building beautified with a 30-metre high cultural artworks would accommodate offices for all countries with embassies in Nigeria as well as an e-library connected to over 170 countries.According to Runsewe, the building has some unique things, showcasing the rich potentialities that abound at the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria and telling a great story of the beauty and colour our cultural identity and diversity.
“This will give local and international tourists the avenue to connect to the globe and also help individuals and group who need research material on Nigerian culture the opportunity to do so.
“The culture house which is undergoing some finishing touches will be inaugurated soon and ready to receive visitors.“Here in the building, we have befitting offices for all staff of NCAC with work stations, a clinic that will cater for free medical assessment for all staff and visitors, also we have rehearsal rooms for the performing and theatre arts department.
“We have a big hall for events, a performing arts department hall. And now we can host school children.”“The new acquired building by the NCAC also has an exhibition hall and offices for all staff in one station.“Nobody in the whole of Africa has it. I’ve done my research. Kenya did something. It was a two-story building. I also went to Ethiopia. The altitude is about four.”
