My brother propped his coarse-haired arms on the seat’s leather armrest and shook his head. “I don’t think you should go, Chika. But no one listens to me,” he said. I watched his eyes. He watched my face. I asked him, “why?” Why shouldn’t I go to Nigeria?

It was indeed a unique exhibition, the first of its kind as Omenka gallery, as part of its bid to put art works in many homes in collaboration with Svengali Designs, a notable furniture home last week organised an exhibition tagged Convergence: an exhibition of art and design objects.

The quest about how Nigeria’s indigenous culture and traditional governance systems could be employed in furthering good governance in contemporary Nigeria was the central concern at the just concluded 3rd National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO) annual lecture held in Abuja last week. The lecture was themed; Culture, Good Governance and Nigeria’s Democracy held in Abuja.

In this 21st century when western influence has led to the death of many African cultures, there are still some tribes that are still retaining their cultural heritage. One of such tribes is the Manya Krobo of Krobe Odumase, a small glass bead making community in the Eastern region of Ghana.

“No way! This cannot be a drawing. It is a photograph,” Haba! Even a blind man can see that,” argued Mr. B as his friend tried to convince him that the image he was looking at is a piece of artwork.