Oyo State Government will on Saturday celebrate the first edition of Twins Festival in Igboora area of the state.
The state government said that Igboora town was widely acclaimed to produce the highest number of twins in the world, saying that the state’s maiden Twins Festival is coneptualised as an assemblage of twins across the state in celebrating the unique attribute of the town.
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The State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Toye Arulogun, stated that the programme was laying the foundation for the highest assemblage of twins in the world.
He said it was targeted at breaking the Guinness Book of Records, stressing that the state was collaborating with Twins World Creations, Igboora Progress Union, Ibarapa Central Local Government Council and the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation to celebrate Twins and multiple births.
He added that the occasion will position Igboora as a tourism destination.
Arulogun said that the festival was part of the 2018 World Tourism Day activities of the state government, explaining that the maiden programme was part of the Oyo State Government’s efforts in harnessing various sections of the tourism value chain to attract domestic tourism, more foreign investment and promote the cultural tourism sector in the state.
He said “the Twins festival will be a platform to avail the state the opportunity to showcase Igboora town with a unique feature of the highest rate of twins and multiple births as a foremost tourism destination in the world with a special delicacy that enhances fertility and productivity.
“We want to ensure that the festival is henceforth celebrated every year to provide an avenue in creating activities and events around Igboora Town with a view to attracting people on a yearly pilgrimage to the “Land of Twins,” Arulogun added.
The commissioner stated that the activities for the festival include, twins train to Igboora, musical concert, twins got talent, award presentation and the foundation laying of Twins Tower.
He added that the festival would feature exhibition of Twins’ special cuisine.