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Ayade Suspends Calabar Carnival Over Insecurity, Omicron COVID-19 Variant

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Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has suspended the 2021 annual Calabar carnival due to insecurity and the outbreak of Omicron COVID-19 variant.

Mr Linus Obogo, Deputy Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Ayade, disclosed this in an interview on Monday in Calabar.

The  decision to suspend the annual festival was reached at a meeting with the governor, the State Executive Council members and stakeholders of the carnival.

According to him, the decision to suspend the annual festival was unanimous.

“The gathering was to unveil the theme of this year’s carnival but based on the emergence of the new variant called omicron and the advise by health experts that it kills faster than other variant, the governor then puts it before the stakeholders and it was unanimously agreed that the carnival be suspended.

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“The carnival band leaders and other stakeholders agreed that for the purpose of public health and safety, the carnival be suspended.

“Also, there is an emerging security report which indicates that the event may be taken over by some hoodlums.

“To avoid all of these from happening, it was advised that the carnival be suspended so that people are not caught unawares,” Obogo said.

 

Recall that the State Commissioner for Tourism and Culture, Mr Eric Anderson, on Nov. 28 said that the annual festival would be held inside the U.J Esuene Sport Stadium due to COVID-19.

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Anderson also said that the stadium would help to control the crowd and space the seating arrangement for people to watch the live show.

 

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