Lagos State has introduced the Lagos Gele Competition, scheduled for Sunday, November 8, 2026, to have fun the Yoruba conventional headtie and the artisans who maintain the cultural follow. The Particular Adviser to the Governor on Tourism, Arts and Tradition, Idris Aregbe, introduced the competition in a submit on X, pronouncing……
Lagos State has introduced the Lagos Gele Competition, scheduled for Sunday, November 8, 2026, to have fun the Yoruba conventional headtie and the artisans who maintain the cultural follow.
The Particular Adviser to the Governor on Tourism, Arts and Tradition, Idris Aregbe, introduced the competition in a submit on X, pronouncing the initiative adopted a suggestion from a Lagos resident who known as for the gele to be honoured and safe via its inclusion at the state’s calendar.
“Months in the past, a passionate son of Lagos wrote to us concerning the gele. He requested that or not it’s honoured, safe, and given its rightful position at the Lagos calendar. We listened. We affirmed. And nowadays, we ship. The Lagos Gele Competition is right here!” Aregbe wrote.
He described the gele as greater than a headtie, calling it a crown and a logo of Yoruba id and tradition.
“The gele is not only a headtie. This is a crown. It’s Yoruba. It’s ours,” he mentioned.
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In keeping with Aregbe, the competition will have fun gele stylists, material makers, headtie tiers, photographers and generations of ladies who’ve sustained the custom.
The development is scheduled to start at 5:00 p.m. at Eko Amore Lawn, Lagos.
Aregbe additionally invited Lagos citizens, fans of the town, manufacturers and potential companions to give a contribution concepts and improve the competition.
He steered contributors to wait of their gele, including that the initiative targets to show off Lagos tradition to the sector.