Nigeria Receives UNESCO Certificate For Kano Durbar Festival

Nigeria Receives UNESCO Certificate For Kano Durbar Festival

UNESCO has presented the certificate of inscription for the Kano Durbar Festival to the Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, Barrister Hannatu Musa Musawa.

Dr. Hajo Sani, Nigeria’s Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, presented a congratulatory message to the minister in Abuja, during the week, acknowledging the government and people of Nigeria for the inscription of the Durbar festival as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

This recognition celebrates the festival’s beauty, dignity, and unity among the people of Kano.

She explained that an Inter-governmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage approved the nomination, and urged Nigeria to push for more inscriptions, adding that the recognition brings numerous benefits to Nigeria and local communities.

Calling for greater responsibility to maintain the festival’s sustainability, she said, “The Inscription of the Kano Durbar on the Representative List brings a lot of benefits for Nigeria and the local communities, and also calls for greater responsibilities of government and all stakeholders to maintain the Durbar Festival and keep it sustainable within the scope of its new international status.

“It is on record that this Inscription has brought the total number of items on all Intangible lists to eight. At the 18th Session in Botswana, the Sango Oyo and a multinational inscription on Midwifery on Knowledge, skills and practice by eight other nations and Nigeria were approved”.

Receiving the certificate, Musawa emphasized the importance of showcasing Nigeria’s diverse cultures, which represent every part of the world. She promised to step up efforts to earn more inscriptions, recognizing the economic benefits and job creation opportunities that come with these recognitions.

She expressed her delight and commitment to diversifying the economy through the promotion of Nigeria’s rich cultures, which in turn will attract different ethnic groups to Nigeria.