The Federal Government through the Ministry of Culture and Tourism has
given former green Eagles winger Folorunsho Okenla the mandate to run
the biggest cultural festival in Africa, the Abuja Carnival, now known
as the Nigeria National Carnival for the next three years.
The Morroc 88 star who is now an accomplished marketing expert has
been told to change the face of the festival and take it back to the
summit of cultural events celebrated across the world.
While revealing this in Abuja, Okenla who is renowned for his
mesmerizing wing-plays in his playing days says his new mandate is a
national assignment that will be given optimum attention and insists
that the Nigeria National Carnival should be the biggest carnival in
Africa.
“The Nigeria National Carnival is an annual event that showcases the
rich cultural values of the most populous country in Africa, reflects
the diversity of ethnic expressions in Nigeria and by its name should
be the biggest in Africa.
It is a carnival that is supported by the Nigerian Ministry of
Culture and Tourism and this year’s event will take place between
November 21 and 24.
Just like sports, the Carnival seeks to unite Nigerians by bringing
together young adults from different cultural divides and providing an
atmosphere where cultural values could be appreciated, not only by
Nigerians but by the world.
It will be a rich blend of cultural and ethnic events to show the
wealthy heritage of the people of Nigeria. It features traditional
music and dance, cultural parades, indigenous circus shows among
others.
It is also important to note that corporate giants like Glo, Turkish
Air, Dangote Group among others have signified interest to be part of
the carnival. ” The former Birmingham City of England player said.
Okenla who was a roommate to late midfielder, Samuel Okwaraji gave his
thoughts on Super Eagles 0-0 draw against Tanzania.
“I think Nigerians should give Oliseh a chance, the Super Eagles
cannot be transformed in a day or with just one match. He needs the
nation’s total support to succeed.
We need to focus on the assignments at hand because it will be
unbearable to miss out of AFCON again.”
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