By Fadhlillah Abdallah
ASHENEWS reports that the Brazilian Descendants’ Arts and Cultural Association (BDACA) in Nigeria, has revitalized its stronghold, and picked its leader to maximize results.
Headquartered in the Campos Area Area of Lagos Island, the association organised an in-person, and virtual meeting in Lagos on Sunday, August 13, 2023, with members, agreeing on retired Maj.-Gen. Adekunle Abdullahi Martins to be its President.
According to a statement by the association’s Media and Publicity Consultant, Bashir Adefaka mailed to ASHENEWS on Tuesday, the group also declared its support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, and canvassed external and internal support for the President to succeed.
It also acknowledged Lagos state governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, his wife, Mrs. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, and the Brazilian Embassy in Nigeria , for regularly supporting the Association towards achieving it’s aims and inspirations.
Brazilian Descendants’ Arts and Cultural Association (BDACA), a registered community-based organisation located in Popo Aguda, Campos area of Lagos Island, is a coming together – in organised manner – of Brazilian Descendants of Popo Aguda both in Nigeria and the Diaspora as well as the Afro-Brazilians communities around the World.
BDACA, an indigenous Lagos Island community, is also organised with vision to promote unity, social interaction and development of the community and mission to promote and preserve the ebbing and cultural practices of the people of Popo Aguda through musical, cultural, educational and entertainment activities.
With Martins, a Retired General of the Nigerian Army and former Commander of the Nigerian Army Ordnance Corps (NAOC), as President of the Brazilian Descendants’ Arts and Cultural Association (BDACA), the group looks more vibrant and strategically positioned to guide its activities and direction towards achieving its set goals.
Among its objectives the General Martins-led executive will achieve are institutionalisation of BDACA for efficient internal governance, effective, transparency and accountable management; documentation of all significant and ebbing cultural practices of the Brazilian Descendants’ of Popo Aguda for sustainable renaissance programme and preservation and development of programmes and projects with contents that will attract collaborations, cooperation and sponsorships with Governmental, Non-Governmental, and International Organisations.
Another goal to the Retired General will guide BDACA to achieve will also be the need to achieve maximum attention and participation of the majority of Brazilian Descendants’ of Popo Aguda both in Nigeria and Diaspora and Afro-Brazilians communities around the World in all our programmes and projects.
All of these the group will do side by side its Board of Trustees, planned strategies, highlighted action plan among others.
