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500,000 To Storm Carniriv 2014 – Sam Dede

Sam-DedeResidents of Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, are in for the mother of all carnivals if the words of the Director General and CEO of the Rivers State Tourism Development Agency, Dr. Sam Dede, are anything to go by.

He also revealed that security is of top priority as the carnival is repackaged to deliver value and cement Port Harcourt’s reputation as a foremost tourist city in Africa. Dr. Dede broke the news at a media interactive forum held in Port Harcourt to announce the 2014 edition of the carnival that is billed to hold from December 14th to 20th in the oil-rich city.

The respected Nollywood star said that the 2014 edition of Carniriv, the Port Harcourt Carnival is being packaged to host an estimated number of 5000 participants.

He said the whole essence is to make this year’s edition as the most colourful and memorable carnival event ever in Africa in recent times.

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His words: “An estimated number of over 5000 participants made of residents, tourists and fun lovers, as well as 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. 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,’ Chairman of the Board of Rivers State Tourism Development Agency, RSTDA, Deacon Vincent Erinwo, in his remark, assured that the RSTDA will judiciously expend every fund released by the government for the purpose of the carnival, reiterating that the carnival is a project that is dear to the heart of the government and people of the state.

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His words: ‘We at the RSTDA have been given a matching order not only to put the scarce funds to the best use but to also seek for sponsorship and collaboration from both corporate and non-corporate organisations to make the carnival a self-sustaining annual exercise in line with the vision of the state government.”

Dr. Dede further said, “The technical innovation of the 2014 edition of the carnival is to introduce our state-of-the art performance stage spanning 140 feet and reputed as the biggest of its kind in Africa. The stage has the capacity to hold a large collection of performers at once and withstand heavy duty equipment and stage accessories. The stage will also be deployed for the first time for the benefit of sponsors in the areas of branding and related purposes,’ he said.

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On the commercial opportunities available for the 2014 edition of the Port Harcourt carnival, he said, “We have opened up the carnival for commercial exploitation from interested corporate bodies by packaging at least 12 signature carnival events into stand-alone brands for category sponsorships”.