2023 Carnival Calabar: C’River assures visitors, tourists of security
From Aniekan Aniekan, Calabar
The Cross River State government has assured prospective tourists and visitors to the state of security ahead of this year’s edition of Carnival Calabar.
The State governor, Senator Bassey Otu gave the assurance in Calabar while flagging off the first dry run for this year’s edition.
The governor who was represented by his deputy, Peter Odey said the state security architecture is intact, hence ready to host the world during its 32-days event.
He said this year’s carnival will be the best and told the friends of the state in foreign countries that Cross River is ready to host them.
“We are going to have the best Carnival that this country has ever seen this year.
“We are ready and all the service commanders are here and what that means is that we are ready.
“So, we are sending message to our friends out there in America, London, Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago that their security is safe in Cross River, we are ready , very ready to host you, ready to welcome you because this year’s Carnival will be the best in the world,” the governor assured.
Earlier, Chairman of the state Carnival Commission, Mr. Gabe Onah, informed that the cultural milieu that has turned around Cross River in the turn of the millennium, changing the landscape of Nigeria is back.
Onah maintained that towards this end, the city lights of Calabar are coming right back even as the streets were becoming cleaner.
Oracle Today reports that this year’s edition will have as theme “Season Of Sweetness” and is the first carnival to be hosted by the present administration in the state.
