The Cross River State Government has commenced preparations for the 2021 Carnival Calabar In order to make up for a lost year.
Christian Ita, Special Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade on Media and Publicity in a statement on Sunday said that the carnival did not hold in 2020 following a directive by the Federal Government against large crowd events in the country owing to the resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic.
“To kickstart the 2021 preparations, the state governor, His Excellency Sir Ben Ayade, will in the first week of February, inaugurate a content development team.
The team will have the core responsibility of working out modalities that will incorporate every aspect of entertainment into the carnival,” the statement read in part.
The statement added that the aim is to have a carnival that is richer in content, bigger, bolder and better organized.
The same team will be saddled with the responsibility of organizing this year’s event to mark the Valentine season.
