President Bola Tinubu has thrown his weight behind the 'Heritage Voyage of Return' initiative aimed at reuniting Afro-descendants with their African roots, saying the programme will not only re-awaken the historical awareness of society...
Prof. Wale Adeniran ; Vice President Kashim Shettima; President Bola Ahmed Tinubu; Mrs. Carolina Maira Morais; and Mr. Ajoyemi Olabisi Osunleye when the team behind the ‘Heritage Voyage of Return’ Initiative visited the President at the State House, Abuja… yesterday
The President spoke when he received a delegation from Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, along with the initiators of the project, in audience in Abuja. While thanking Professor Soyinka for supporting the initiative and for his commitment and patriotism over the years, the President emphasized that the project would also come with economic benefits that must be leveraged, noting that, “this is an important project that must be pursued.”
“Because this an identical project, the initiators of the Heritage Voyage of Return discussed the plan with Professor Soyinka, who also endorsed it.”
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