By SUNNY OKIM

The calendar for the 2020 Yoruba Day annual celebrations has been announced.

The announcement was made in a press statement issued by the Yoruba World Congress (YWC) on Saturday, September 12, 2020.

The statement signed by YWC Secretary General, Professor Anthony Kila, a copy of which was sent to News Express, says the one-week long global events approved by the YWC Leaders‘ Council will start on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 to mark the end of the Kiriji War and to declare the YWC manifesto for a Yoruba Nation.

The celebrations will be hosted by YWC chapters in Nigeria, South Africa, USA, England, Brazil and Cuba.

According to the statement, the series of global events will be coordinated by a sixteen-man international committee made up of prominent Yoruba leaders resident in five continents across the world with the planning committee chaired by Kila.

Highlights of the events will include:

Manifesto for Yoruba Nation, hosted in Lagos
Yoruba Global Library Project, hosted in the USA
Yoruba in the world, hosted in Brazil and Cuba
Tomorrow People and Yoruba Culture, hosted in Ibadan
Yoruba Community Development and Empowerment, hosted in South Africa
Safety & Security in Yorubaland, hosted by “Amotekun ni gbobo wa”.

Other events according to the statement are: Yoruba Women in National Development, Yoruba Youths Summit, and Yoruba Elders and Leaders Lunch.

“The events will see the participation of prominent Yoruba traditional rulers and Yoruba leaders that have made their marks in the academia, arts and entertainment, business and finance, security, public and private service across the world,” said Kila.

“The planning committee is very conscious of health and safety issues of our times and will therefore be putting in measures to safeguard participants before and during every event.

“The events will have a few people gather at various venues and everyone can log in from anywhere in the world to participate in the events online.

“The events will also be aired on TV and Radio.

“Online participants can log on to https://yorubaworldcongress.org,” Kila further announced.

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