would showcase the economic, fun and human development strength of Imo
State, a government official said.
Special Adviser to the Governor on Culture and Chairman 2014 Imo
Carnival Committee, Mr Paddy Obinna, also said it would be a period of
self-expression, free flow of dressing and movement.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the event took off from the
Owerri Township School while participants marched through the popular
Wethdral Road before converging on the newly constructed Imo Freedom
Square.
Obinna said it would showcase different types of bands including the
free education band (tertiary), youth must work band, friendship band,
new masquerade band, corporate bands, the governor's and Nneoma bands.
Also, the Special Assistant to the Governor on Administration and
Secretary of the Committee, Ms Nkiru Sylvanus, said the committee had
established a carnival village.
Sylvanus said the village would be open to all individuals and
corporate organisations throughout the carnival for the people to
subscribe to it to ensure effective publicity.
NAN reports that the week-long carnival is expected to attract
delegates from more than 16 states and friends from different nations.
It will feature parade of Imo youth/children, Umuada (maidens) and
Umuopara (sons) command performance, contemporary music, upcoming
stars, musical performance, Igbo poetry/folk night, Igbo talk show,
and night of laughter and comedies.
It will be recalled that Gov. Rochas Okorocha had postponed the Imo
carnival, earlier scheduled to begin on May 9, to show sympathy for
the kidnapped Chibok girls.
Okorocha had explained that the decision to shift the festival was
taken at an emergency meeting of the expanded state executive council.
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