Carnival in Calabar: Landowners protest against Governor Otu’s renovation order

Many landowners in Calabar, particularly these whose houses and retailers are on the route of the carnival, are offended with the state governor, Prince Bassey Otu, over his directive to beautify their houses for the carnival.

In an announcement signed on behalf of the governor by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Eman Ogbeche, the governor referred to as on the individuals of the state, particularly residents of the Calabar metropolitan space, to undertake beautification of their houses and premises to beautify the state capital, Calabar. Ta. , renovation of the 32-day Calabar Carnival and different actions throughout the Christmas interval.

All homes and companies inside the Calabar metropolis, particularly these alongside the Carnival route, had been urged to be repainted to offer a recent look to the provincial capital.

But owners mentioned they lacked the funds to right away renovate their properties.

One Marian Road landowner expressed dissatisfaction with the directive, with Chief Wilson Etete saying:

“When the governor would have preferred to give a grant of 10 million naira to 10 hotel and business owners who already had enough funds to conveniently renovate their properties, he would rather do so without any financial support. We’re not happy with them giving us orders.”

In preparation for the beginning of this yr’s Carnival Calabar, the town has been sanitised, embellished, beautified, put in lights and crops over the previous two weeks.

Source: dailypost.ng