The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Rivers State
Tourism Development Agency, Dr. Sam Dede, has said the 2014 edition of
Carniriv, the Port Harcourt Carnival is set to go down in history as the most
colourful and memorable carnival event ever witnessed on the African continent
in recent times.
Dede, an award winning actor and lecturer, gave the hint at a media
interactive forum held in Port Harcourt to announce the 2014 edition of the
carnival which is scheduled to hold from December 14 to 20 in Port Harcourt,
the Rivers State capital.
According to him, an estimated number of over 5,000 participants made
up of residents, tourists, fun lovers and representatives of corporate bodies
will converge in Port Harcourt during the one week period of the carnival with
estimated daily business exchanges running into several millions. He also
revealed that the carnival is repackaged to deliver value and cement Port
Harcourt’s reputation as a foremost tourist city in Africa.
“Because of the traditional high influx of carnival lovers to our city
during our annual showpiece event, we have put in place adequate security
measures to ensure the protection of lives and property during the entire
duration of the carnival. We are also working with other stakeholders in the
health and other key sectors to ensure that we create a conducive environment
for our visitors,” he said.
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