Coachella
became one of the world’s premier music festivals not only for the A-list
performers. The two-weekend party in the California desert has become a major
event in its own right for the fashion. While designers have heavily marketed
their brands to Coachella, the fans who draw the most notice often do so by
embracing their own sartorial flair, driven by a sense of innovation and, among
revelers in the searing heat, of inhibition.
Ayade said
this on Thursday at the Grand Finale of the Akachak Cultural Festival held at
Oban community in Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state. The governor
said: “The Akachak cultural festival has grown from strength to strength over
the years. “I assure you that the State Government will continue to support the
festival and others across the state as they promote the culture of the Oban
people and Cross River State in general.”
Ayade, represented by his deputy, Prof. Ivara
Esu, noted that the festival had attracted people of the Ejagham nation,
thereby creating an identity for themselves.
He assured
the people who government would support the festival to achieve its ultimate
goal of uniting the people and bringing peace to the Ejagham people. Speaking,
the state Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mr Eric Anderson, said that the
culture ministry had consciously tried to develop the people’s culture beyond
tourism.
According to
him, the ministry will continue to support all cultural festivals that will
enhance the identity of the people of the state. In his remark, the Chairman of
Akachak Festival Organising Committee, Mr Paulinus Edet, said that the people
community had always been known for their rich culture, mastery of sculpture
and distinct traditions.
Edet
stressed the need for people to know who they are, their origin, history and
tradition. `He said that the vision of the Akachak festival was to become a
melting pot of rich Ejagham culture and identity of the people spanning from
Ogoja to Calabar. The chairman of the committee said the aim of the festival
was to attract national and international visitors.
NAN reports that the two-week event featured
various activities including, wrestling, cooking competition, Miss Oban Beauty
Pageant and cultural dances.
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