Governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola, has made it compulsory for all the public and civil servants to wear Adire to work every Thursday.
The governor, who launched mass production, promotion and marketing of Adire Osun, also declared every Thursday of the week ‘Adire Osun Day’.
This was contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ismail Omipidan, titled, ‘Osun Int’l Fashion Week: Oyetola launches mass production of Adire Osun …declares every Thursday Adire Osun Day’.
The Governor said Adire was indigenous to Osun and that it is not for nothing that Osogbo, the State capital, is referred to as Home of dye.
He explained that the initiative was to reawaken the people’s consciousness towards socio-cultural and artistic renaissance in the State.
Oyetola who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Prince Wole Oyebamiji, stressed that the State would continue to support the cause of employing indigenous resources to grow her revenue base.
“I wish to recall that at the inauguration of this administration under my leadership, I said our State should be repositioned and that Economic Summit would be organised, among other initiatives, develop strategies that would drive meaningful youth employment, enhance food security and agricultural development, activate mining prospects and boost the tourism potential of the State.