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of them find foreign ways of life preferable to their own. Often, for the young Nigerian, the greater the number of foreign dance steps he can display, the greater is his claim to being "civilized," although he might lack all knowledge of Nigerian music. Because of this trend toward westernization, the Federation governments are making active attempts to support the traditional culture of the people. One such attempt is the annual Arts Festival organized by the Western State. Other States have sponsored similar festivals; however, the Western State has been unique in its encouragement of the youth's participation in the event. As Brigadier Adeyinka Adebayo has said, "They are to immortalize our traditions." At the 1970 Festival, the Governor spoke on the need for the propagation of Nigerian culture, and stated his government's willingness to spend any amount of money to achieve this aim, as evidenced by the fact that the Western government's expenditures for the 1970 Festival exceeded those |
