𝐀 𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐘𝐎𝐑𝐔𝐁𝐀 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐄: 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐊 𝐘𝐎𝐔, 𝐋𝐀𝐆𝐎𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐆𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 Dear Mr. Governor @jidesanwoolu, Cc @IdrisConnecting @Riddwane I write to express my profound gratitude for your administration’s swift and decisive response to our call for a 𝐋𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐬 𝐆𝐞𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥. That a public proposal to protect and celebrate our culture was heard, affirmed, and institutionalized speaks volumes about a government that truly listens. The official launch of the festival on 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟖, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, 𝐚𝐭 𝐄𝐤𝐨 𝐀𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 is a historic milestone for Yoruba heritage.  Beyond celebration, this festival gives the 𝐆𝐞𝐥𝐞 its rightful place on the official Lagos calendar while safeguarding our living crown and cultural intellectual property. By honoring the master stylists, weavers, tiers, photographers, and generations of women who sustain this legacy, Lagos State is actively boosting its creative economy and cementing its standing as Africa's undisputed cultural capital.  I deeply commend Special Adviser @IdrisConnecting, the 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦, 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, and the entire team for turning vision into institutional action. I look forward to seeing this historic event grow into an anchor of our annual cultural calendar.  Thank you, Your Excellency. Yours faithfully, Ademola