Calabar carnival festival is said to be the largest event of its
kind and its component acclaimed as Africa’s Biggest Street Party with no less
than 500,000 visitors. Gov. Liyel Imoke, while speaking at the flag-off
the event, expressed that this year’s carnival with the theme "Ain't no stopping us" would
be bigger and better than other editions.
Speaking further, he told participants, including Nollywood
stars and major corporate sponsors, at the conference that Nigerians and the
global community were duly invited to ``Africa’s Biggest Street Party’’.He said
that the 32-day festival would kick-off on Nov. 30 with a tree lighting
ceremony.He explained that the line-up of events had been informed by audience
feedback and a desire to further increase the reach and range of the event.
He promised that the Festival will be fresher, greener and most
importantly meet the expectations of the audience and spectators. The
traditional international partners Brazil (featuring Beija-Flor - Brazil's most
successful band at the Rio Carnival) and Trinidad and Tobago will be joined by
Rwanda and France,"
He
also said that all musical performances would be by Nigerian artistes because
the festival planning committee observed that Nigerian musicians pulled larger
crowds than their international counterparts at previous festivals.
"Many
of these artistes like P-Square and D’Banj have significant worldwide presence.
The support today of major Nollywood stars, is therefore particularly
significant," the governor said.
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