The royal father spoke during a three-day Adire exhibition tagged: “Adire Lagos Experience”, organised by Adire Odua in collaboration with Ecobank in Lagos.He said, “I am really impressed with what I’ve seen here today. I have seen real tourism potentials that needed to be explored by others.
“As one of the pioneer promoters of Adire, I am positive that it can boost the county’s tourism industry, because it has what it takes to meet international textile standard. “Our banks and cooperate bodies should show their support by displaying our Adire in their banks, make their staff wear them on specific days.
“They should venture into promoting businesses that are proudly Nigerian, just as Ecobank has identified with Adire, proving their Pan African nature. The traditional ruler suggested using Adire as school uniforms and office outfits to replace the foreign fabrics. “The durability cannot be compared, we have taken up this challenge locally and our ancestors are already dealing with the situation, nobody can take away our patent rights from us,” he said.