EDUCATION. LITERACY. EMPOWERMENT… Heart of Programming Concept at LABAF

“A combo of Education, Literacy and Empowerment are the core virtues at the Lagos Book & Art Festival, otherwise called the grand ‘festival of ideas and life.’ This is the agenda we have pursued since 1999, when LABAF’s birth was instigated by the desire to help prepare the Nigeria citizenry for then impending era of political freedom… a relief from decades of wastefulness by the vagabonds in warrior attire.”

WITH the above, the Committee for Relevant Art, CORA, promoters of the Lagos Book & Art Festival, LABAF. affirmed their core mission, as they prepare to stage the 20th anniversary edition of the festival from November 5-11 at their traditional base, Freedom Park, by Broad Street, Lagos Island. Programme chair of the frontline culture advocacy group, CORA, Jahman Anikulapo, reiterated that the Festival “was born out of a desire to help facilitate…