The Orangun of Oke Ila, Oba Adedokun Omoniyi Abolarin has called on the government at all levels and Nigerians to enhance the creative industry for the expansion of Nigerian economy.
Oba Abolarin made this clarion call in his speech as a special guest of honour in Ota – Efun, Osogbo, Osun State during the inauguration of Genesis Arts Gallery last Saturday.
Oba Abolarin described Genesis Arts Gallery as “ A wonderful dream brought to reality by a prodigious and skillful young man who refused to allow the talent to die in him, who did not only oil his interest at sculpturing, painting and cloth dying but went many miles ahead to establish the second biggest Arts Gallery.
     This is a monstrously rare creative edifice, which contains spectacular and amazing works of arts that showcase the creative ingenuity of brilliant souls who expressed their inner flow with outstanding creativity items”.
He pointed out “With this kind of creativity at large which is copiously expressed in various forms, in their state of originality by the curator of this gallery and his colleagues is a testimony that Nigeria has all it takes to shore up its economy by encouraging and enhancing the creative economy”.
    Oba Abolarin called on government at all levels to encourage and enhance the expression of talents and partner with practitioners and players in the creative industry to create employment, generate income and mobilise wealth.
He commended Mr Yinka Fabayo, the founder of Genesis Arts Gallery for his tenacity of purpose and agrarian passion with which he has been fuelling his vision on arts, artworks and creative activities
Speaking on his feat, Fabayo, said “Genesis Arts is my humble contribution to socio–economic and cultural growth in Osogbo, It was conceived out of my passion to call attention to the import and importance of art works in Nigeria and particularly in Osogbo, the hub of cultural expression in Yoruba land”.