By Lois Otse Adams

There is no people without a culture, but some are more prominent and are recognized in the global setting following the importance given to them. Therefore, the Organisers of Afemai Carnival have set the pace to shoot the Afemai culture to global limelight.

The carnival is aimed at having a blend of socio-cultural activities in diversities within the District and uniting the people of Afemai by bringing together both sons and daughters living at home, in cities and abroad.

Starting early, teams and groups have been created in major cities of Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Benin City, Calabar, Delta, Kano, Sokoto and Auchi, the Host City.

Coordinators have been assigned to each Local Government and Supervisors to each Clan. These are the officials who will furnish other teams the day to day activities and stages of the plan.

Afemai Land consists of 6 local government areas and 33 clans. Therefore, the people, ranging from royal heads, local government chairmen, art Directors, lecturers, women, youths and those in political settings have embraced this epoch event that is billed to hold December 26, 2018 at the Auchi Polytechnic Sports Arena, the biggest field in Afemai. The field was carefully chosen to accommodate guests.

Afemai all over are warming up for this unusual event to hold to celebrate the unity of the people. Afemai have been united, the event is to celebrate our unity and to become a role model to other people.

In addition, the Afemai World Congress, Social Clubs, and other socio -cultural Clubs of the Land have endorsed the carnival; they are working tirelessly to making sure that Afemai culture has a place on the global scale. Following this, the Afemai World Congress, which comprises Afemai people worldwide, have taken it upon itself to participate and to support its own.

The event is to attract other parts of the Nation and the world at large. Therefore, the Ministry of Information and Culture, through the Culture and Carnival unit, have pledged its supprt to giving the carnival a national face and international recognition.

Other individuals have been working with the organizers in marketing the event which in turn will increase the internally generated revenue of the District and the State in general.

The unveiling of the carnival, decoration of carnival ambassadors and announcement of Patrons and Matrons will hold in Abuja on October 6, 2018. Further unveilings would take place in Lagos, Benin City and Auchi, Edo State.

The Entertainment and Events Units of the organizing committee are set to beautify the streets of Auchi and other major street in neighbouring villages to present the true image of the Land to guests coming in and out of the City.

Carnival pre-activities will start a week to the official date. This is to entertain those who are coming home early to celebrate with their families; there would be side attractions and festivities to behold.

The CONVENER, Ms. Patience Sheilu Agebu, has urged Afemai people to take the carnival as their own brainchild, adding that there shall be no dull moment for guests and indigenes of the state.

According to the Chief Press Secretary Ms. Lois Otse Adams noted that the carnival brands, such as t-shirts, face caps, etc, have been on distribution.

There is no place like home. Therefore, Afemais, let's beautify our home together and crave to reside home early to enjoy the latter part of our lives with our families.