AMALA.PART 2

cuisine is undoubtedly the best bet for insulated healthy lifestyle.It was an interesting day for fellow Vanguard reporters like Wole Balogun and Laide Raheem who were live to cover the epochal event'Amala Fiesta'popularly called'Ajodun Oka'in local parlance.It was a three day fiesta that was begun on December 15,2016 at the Trans Amusement Park Bodija,Ibadan.The aim was to preserve and promote Amala culinary heritage techniques and the event was held just eight years after the death of former strongman of Ibadan politics,Alhaji Lamidu Adedibu popularly known for his amala and gbegiri politics.This food and cultural tourism opened my eyes into the health potentials of african cuisine for the first time,which i did unravel by sifting through my files and archives.The event was coordinated bythe then state commisioner for information,culture and tourism.Its global acceptance was phenomenal and could be seen also in Peckham,Brixton,Atlanta,Brussels,Maryland,Beijing,Brisbane,Stockholm,Brooklyn,New York,Texas etc.