Carnival Calabar of the Cross River State is set to return in December after two years of suspension due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
The government of Cross River State also said that the truth was that just as they wanted to maintain their tourism economy, the world was hit by a pandemic, so the government had held firmly to the commitment to always offer an experience that is safe and fair to all concerned and further more following global standards and expectations, and that it was only in their best interest to observe global sanctions against social gatherings.
Decisions were made and steps taken in 2020 and 2021, earlier to curb the spread of
the COVID-19 pandemic and save humanity from this creeping scorch but when we were to unveil 2021, the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 was not in any way to be undermined.
“We will agree that it was ingenious and a carefully considered decision to halt the Calabar Festival experience for this two years.