The Federal Government said the annual Abuja carnival has been rescheduled to hold from Nov. 23 to Nov. 25.
Mrs
Grace Gekpe, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information said the
postponement was to enable the ministry plan adequately for a robust
event in a statement in Abuja.
Gekpe, who expressed regret at the inconvenience caused by the postponement, however assured the public of a robust carnival.
The
annual carnival holds in the first week of November in the city capital
with events such as road shows, music, cultural dances, masquerades and
durbar.The event draws participants from states across the country, as
well as foreign tourists.
The colourful carnival is similar to other carnival in Nigeria such as the Calabar and the Port Harcourt carnivals.
