{"id":64181,"date":"2018-10-22T03:06:10","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T02:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=64181"},"modified":"2018-10-22T03:06:10","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T02:06:10","slug":"ayade-seeks-unity-among-africans-as-carnival-calabar-dry-run-commences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ayade-seeks-unity-among-africans-as-carnival-calabar-dry-run-commences\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayade seeks unity among Africans as Carnival Calabar dry run commences"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal  \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\nGovernor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has called on Africans to be united<br \/>\nin other to help the continent win back her rightful position in the world.<br \/>\nSpeaking during the flag off the first dry run of the 2018 Carnival Calabar<br \/>\non Sunday, Ayade who was represented by his Deputy, Prof. Ivara Esu, said<br \/>\nthat this year&#8217;s celebration marks the 14th anniversary of the carnival.<br \/>\nThe governor, who disclosed that the theme of the 2018 Carnival is<br \/>\n`Africanism`, described the carnival as `the largest street party in<br \/>\nAfrica.\u2019<br \/>\nHe said that the time has come for Africans to show unity among themselves<br \/>\nand the commitment to be respected by other nations of the world.<br \/>\nThe carnival, according to him, has over the years promoted talent and<br \/>\ncreativity, while at the same time uniting the people of Cross River and<br \/>\nNigeria in general.<br \/>\n\u201cToday, we are flagging off the 14th annual Carnival Calabar, the largest<br \/>\nstreet party ever; the greatest show in Africa.<br \/>\n&#8220;So much has been done to showcase what the theme is all about. The time<br \/>\nhas come for Africa to be of age where the black man is seen as a symbol of<br \/>\nintegrity.<br \/>\n&#8220;If Africans can get themselves together and shun fraud, drug peddling and<br \/>\nother forms of heinous crimes and vices, we will win back our position and<br \/>\ncompete favourably with other colours in the world.<br \/>\n&#8220;All we need to do is to change our attitude and believe in ourselves. We<br \/>\nhope that the bands will take time to espouse the theme and tell the story<br \/>\nof Africa and the need to respect our continent,\u2019\u2019 he said.<br \/>\nThe governor disclosed that his administration has done a lot in bringing<br \/>\nunderstanding to the carnival through the interpretation of the Carnival<br \/>\nthemes.<br \/>\nMr Gabe Onah, Chairman, Calabar Carnival Commission, said that the state<br \/>\nhad sustained the hosting of the largest street party in Africa for a<br \/>\nrecord 14 years.<br \/>\nOnah lauded the efforts of the people of Cross River and the participants<br \/>\nfor coming out en mass for the dry run<br \/>\n&#8220;We are here to make a difference in this year\u2019s carnival with the theme<br \/>\n`Africanism\u2019. The dry run signifies the commencement of the carnival.<br \/>\n&#8220;It tracks the system on the 12 kilometres routes and engages the<br \/>\ncommunity positively,\u2019\u2019 he said.<br \/>\nThe five carnival bands which include Seagull, Master Blaster, Passion 4,<br \/>\nFreedom and Bayside will be participating in this year\u2019s carnival.<br \/>\nThe participants were beautifully dressed in different attires, while<br \/>\nsecurity was mounted along the carnival routes.<br \/>\nDignitaries at the ceremony included, Speaker of the state Assembly, Mr<br \/>\nJohn Gaul-Lebo, Sen. Florence Ita-Giwa, members of the state executive<br \/>\ncouncil among others.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Cross River State Deputy Governor, Professor Ivara Esu, flanked on<br \/>\nthe left by rep of Head of Service of the Federation, Mrs Inameti, Chairman<br \/>\nCarnival Calabar Band, Sen. Florence Ita Giwa(R) and other top officials of<br \/>\nthe state government and sponsors at the flag off of Carnival Calabar 1st<br \/>\ndry run in Calabar, yesterday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has called on Africans to be united in other to help the continent win back her rightful position in the world. 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