Runsewe who is also the President of the World Craft Council made this known in a chat with the media post the closing ceremony of the 16th edition of the NCAC’s International Arts & Crafts Expo, held in Abuja last weekend.
He said this opportunity for leveling up on the arts and crafts expo, is part of the vision of networking Nigeria’s crafts to the world, and was only made possible through INAC. “Four countries, Bulgaria, India, China and Bangladesh, want to take Nigeria to their country now, free of all expenses, for vocational training and skills acquisition, not university degrees, I am not involved in the later. Rather what we need is to develop Nigerians to be practical. We want to unleash the creativity in every Nigerian.
“This offer is a win-win situation for all parties involved. It is only for Nigeria to go to the next level after this. It is left to us to open our doors and bring in more investors to our country, and I am sure that in the next couple of years, our story will change.” As part of the expo activities, over 200 Nigerians, both young and old, were trained in several vocational skills such as soap making, gele tying, hair styling, bead work among others during the festival. The best of the trainees were awarded starter packs with a little funding to help kickstart their own businesses.