Contrary to the popular notion of the city of Lagos being a ‘No Man’s Land’, Lagos actually has rich cultural values.
The Platinum Entertainment Nigeria in collaboration with the Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture as well as the Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA), is set to host the maiden edition of the Queen of Ibile Pageant Awards and Reality Show.
The word IBILE asides from being a Yoruba in word meaning “indigenous daughter or son of the soil” is also an acronym derived from the 5 administrative divisions of Lagos State; Ikeja, Badagry, Ikorodu, Lagos and Epe.
The CEO of Platinum Entertainment Limited and Executive Producer of Queen of Ibile Pageant Awards and Reality show, Olayinka Fatima Edu, also stated in a press conference during the week, that the idea behind the project is to redefine contemporary pageantry.
“The mission of Queen of Ibile is to shed more light on the unique identity of Ibile and provide lots of historical insight on the administrative divisions of Lagos state with proper research and documentation gathered from the traditional rulers of each administrative division.”
The Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr Solomon Bonu also mentioned that the collaboration is an attestation that the Ministry “welcomes innovations that complement the vision of this present administration for the advancement of Tourism, Arts and Culture in the State.”
Emphasizing that the show will see female contestants create a unique project in the Ibile Mansion for eight weeks while they compete for the crown.
