Governor Ben Ayade and President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter, Zahra Buhari Indimi, his commissioners, carnival officials, participants, guests and tourists observed a one-minute silence in honour of those killed yesterday during bikers’ parade segment of the ongoing Calabar Carnival.
A car had lost control and rammed into the spectators and bystanders on one of the carnival routes in Calabar, killing over 10 persons and critically injuring 20 others.
The one-minute silence was held during the flag-off ceremony of the main carnival exercise.
The flag-off ceremony took place at the Eleven Eleven Roundabout in Calabar.
The governor justified the theme of this year’s carnival which is Agro-Industralization.
He said the time has come for Africa to put an end to the primitive way of processing agricultural products.
“Time has come when Africans should put an end to the primitive way of processing their products.
The true value of any agro-produce is to take it to its end product,” the governor said.
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