The Osun State governor, Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, has been enrolled as the Chief Creative Officer of the state.
The enrollment took place in Osogbo recently, as the governor logged into the Osun State Creative Data World platform during a live social media interface held at the Adire Osun Festival World Media Conference and Logo Unveil.
Speaking at the event, Governor Adeleke enjoined all creatives in the state to follow his lead by logging onto the platform for detailed profiling, documentation, governmental patronage and support.
In his speech, Tunde Oshinibosi aka Laface, a veteran of the creative industry and SSA to the Osun State Government on Creative Economy, Events and Entertainment, emphasised the strategic role entertainment and creativity played on the emergence of Governor Adeleke, and his continued role as the most outstanding governor in Nigeria.
He emphatically referenced the Osun state creative industry as the major backbone of the Adire Osun Festival and Governor Adeleke as the pivotal driver of the project, alongside the Osun people.
Laface further stated that the Adire Osun Festival would transform the state into an entertainment hub of creativity and culture. He further advised that the Osun State House of Assembly led by distinguished Speaker, Wale Egbedun, enact a law that will transform Adire Osun Festival into an annual event, in line with Adeleke’s official address where he emphasised that “as the Governor and Chief Creative Officer of Osun State, Adire Osun Festival has come to stay and will be held on a yearly basis” starting from this year.
Activities lined up as part of the Adire Osun Festival 2025 include Adire Osun Ambassadors’ Launch, Adire Osun Fashion Couture, Omidan Adire, and Adire Osun Export Summit, with the major highlight being the Adire Osun Street Carnival.
“On a final note, Adire Osun Carnival Costumes and Floats will hold using indigenous and very colourful Adire fabrics, propagating the rich culture of Osun state and its people,” Laface concluded.