Calabar Carnival: Cross-River Assures Tourists Of Adequate Security

The Cross River State Government has assured residents and tourists coming for the 2016 annual Calabar carnival of adequate security.
Ken Aklah, Special Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade on Event Management, gave the assurance on Thursday in Calabar, during an on-the-spot assessment of the carnival village.

Mr. Aklah, who is also the Chairman of the 2016 carnival committee, said Mr. Ayade had introduced a new security outfit known as `Homeland Security’, to boost the existing security network in the state.
He said that the 2015 carnival witnessed some security challenges, but the state government had taken bold steps to ensure that the 2016 carnival was celebrated peacefully.
“We had a few security challenges last year; but this year’s carnival will be celebrated peacefully because Operation Delta Safe has now been extended to Cross River by the Federal Government,” Mr. Aklah said.
The special adviser said that the carnival village was moved from the botanical garden in Calabar South to Calabar Municipal garden with a view to providing more funfair for tourists.
He said that the move was also in line with the 2016 carnival theme of “Climate Change,” as it would allow full regeneration to occur at the botanical garden.
According to him, it is also important to move the carnival village to the municipal garden because the garden is central and can host a large number of tourists during the festival.
“The projection is that many people can no longer afford the dollar to go abroad for the Christmas season funfair; hence Calabar is an easy but quality alternative for a good dose of fun.
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