Appointment Of Committee To Review Carnival Calabar And Annual Festival Concept After 20 Years Of Hosting
In furtherance of his commitment to improve concepts and policies of government, His Excellency the Governor of Cross River State, Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu, has approved a 13-man Committee to review and provide a postmortem on Carnival Calabar and the Annual Festival Concept after 20 years of hosting. The review is aimed at improving and refreshing the product in line with global trends in tourism product development and repackaging.
The Committee is composed as follows:
13. Prof. A. Owan-Eno
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Email:nsacps@crossriverstate.gov.ng //gilinsaabasi2002@yahoo.com
Tel: +234 803 706 1607
| 1. High Chief Edem Duke | Chairman | |
| 2. HE. BarrMrs. Onari Duke | – | Member |
| 3. Sen. Florence Ita Giwa | – | Member |
| 4. Sen. Gershom Bassey | Member | |
| 5. Hon. Chris Agibe | – | Member |
| 6. Dr. Lyam Ugot | Member | |
| 7. Hon. Eric Anderson | Member | |
| 8. Sir Gabe Onah, PhD | Member | |
| 9. Barr. Ededem Ani (AG) | – | Member |
| 10. Pst. Johnnie Akpanke | – | Member |
| 11. Amb. Ikechi Ukob | – Member | |
| 12. Prof. Esekong Andrew Essien – | Member | |
| 13. Prof. Owan Enoh | Secretary
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TERMS OF REFERENCE
- . Review the past 20 years to identify the high points and the low points.
- Identify the success factors of the last 20 years.
- Restructure the bands as a creative entity.
- Explore organic ways of improving the carnival by making it our cultural expression.
- Initiate the establishment of a carnival museum for the preservation of carnival culture.
- Advise on the improvement of regulations and organization to align with world best practices.
- Harness all marketing opportunities to improve carnival funding.
- Devise means of placing Carnival Calabar’s presence on the international roadmap.
- Suggest a roadmap for the next 20 years to guide the operators.
- Engage relevant stakeholders in arriving at its recommendations.
The committee has two weeks to submit its report to His Excellency the Governor of Cross River State.
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