Ogun State government has said that the ongoing renovation of late Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s family house into heritage museum would soon be completed.
Commissioner for Culture and Tourism Olumuyiwa Oladipo told NAN in Lagos on Monday that the project which began in early 2017 was 70 per cent completed.
“We are almost through with the renovation of late Fela’s family house because it is 70 per cent completed.
“Next year, toward the end of this administration, it will be completed and open to the public,” Mr Oladipo said.
The commissioner added that the renovation was aimed at preserving the late music legend’s achievement by turning the family house into a tourists’ site.
The Ransome Kuti storey building at Isabo, Abeokuta, had been abandoned for decades.
Ogun government collaborated with the federal government in early 2017 to honour and immortalise the late Afro-beat legend by turning his family house into heritage museum.
Oladipo said that the project would boost tourism potential of the state, create employment opportunities and preserve the remarkable achievements of the iconic family.
“The giant strides of the Ransome Kuti family in education, health, entertainment and music, among others, cannot be over emphasized.
“Ransome Kuti is an iconic family; virtually all of them made landmark achievements in their chosen fields, so they deserve it.
“The heritage museum will transform the tourism scene of the state and the country at large, upon completion,” he said.
