Welcome to Calabar Caniver 2016

“Cross River is at it again,

you are all welcome to Calabar Carnival 2016, the melting point of African Hospitality where warmth is the order of the day in the state”

According to Osima-Dokubo,

the carnival aimed to include more aspects of local heritage and culture and at the same time strengthen the

capacity of the locals to participate in an economically beneficial way", .
Recently, Cross River State and Calabar has become the pride of Nigeria or Africa as far as tourism,
 carnivals and hospitality is concerned.
The programme of the event at the carnival are drafted each year by the committee in charge of tourism and cultural
activities and new initiatives are introduced every year. In December 2009, Carnival Committee organized "Carnival Cup 2009",
a football competition among  the five competing carnival bands - Seagull, Passion 4, Masta Blasta, Bayside and Freedom.
The Festival which also include music performance from both local and international artists, the annual Calabar Carnival,
Boat regatta, Fashion shows, Christmas Village, traditional dances and the annual Ekpe Festival is a yearly events that
 bring in thousands of tourists at the time of the year.

Other activities lined up for the year according to their work plan, include the
second edition of Essay Writing Competition which will involve both secondary school and tertiary students,
and this will commence in few weeks. These competitions are aimed at resuscitating the reading culture
amongst the youths of the State as well as inculcating the carnival culture.
The event has 
hosted top Nigerian musicians, Nollywood Actors, Politicians and international artists.
Over the last 4 years international artists like, the late Lucky Dube, Akon, Fat Joe, Young Jeezy, Nelly,
Kirk Franklin, and many more has thrilled the large crowd of Nigerians and tourist from outside the country.
Due to large crowd and fans that Nigerians artist carries, 2013 Calabar Carnival would focus on Nigerian artistCross River state governor,Prof Ben Ayade has described the Calabar Carnival as the melting point of African hospitality and the beginning of unity.
Ayade who made the disclosure on Wednesday at the Millennium Park, venue for the flag off of 2016 Calabar Carnival said it was the beginning of a new dawn and growth for Africa.

 
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