Ayade Flags Of Carnival Calabar With First Dry Run, Bangladesh Debuts
Oru Leonard
The Governor of Cross River State in Nigeria, Professor Ben Ayade has flagged off this year’s Calabar carnival with the first dry run on Sunday, October 20, 2019.
While speaking to News Dot Africa, Prof. Ayade, said that the carnival is beyond dance as indicated in the theme; it is out to restore humanity and peace.
According to him, “There is need for humans to stop the war and embrace peace, so as to forge ahead and make progress.”
While noting that the carnival is out to celebrate humanity, adding that it is time for humans to reunite as a people, and bring value to the human race.
The Governor berated the rate at which human beings are going, “we will soon become the animal kingdom and the animals, human. I have seen videos where young people put fire on a fellow human being and watch back to record with laughter
“I have seen human beings trying to cross the Mediterranean sea and on the other side they are arrested and put in a dungeon. We need to call the world’s attention, be it the United Nations, world bank or whatever international organization it is, immigration and all the barriers were created by man.”
He noted that Humanity is one and is common, irrespective of color, economy, class and geography and if we are not conscious, to bring the world’s attention to the rapid deterioration of mankind, we are soon going to be having humans taking pleasure in animals, and also eating each other.
“We have heard stories of human beings trading on human organs. Humanity is going, we are losing everything that makes us human,” he buttressed.
He further noted that it is time for the entire world to watch a dance and procession that tells the story of the rate and the rapidity with which human beings with an obsolete intentionality degenerate to a point of abyss.
Speaking further, he noted that God created mankind to make the world better.
He questioned the roles being played by international bodies such as the World Bank, United Nations and the developed world, stating that they are only advancing Artificial Intelligence and losing humanity.
In his words, “It is time for the world to come together to put an end to this and it is only when we do, that the whole essence of being will be restored.
“To me, as we enter into 2020, human beings must change. People must understand that the carnival is not about the dance but the philosophy, message and intent”
Also, on Bangladesh debut in the Dry run and the carnival proper, Ayade said “Is not here by accident, as the second largest exporters of garment in the whole world, we are bringing them to partner with the cross river State garment factory. We are here to develop a business from the carnival visit. I am going to be visiting Bangladesh after this carnival to meet with their industrialists to say, come partner with us and take advantage of the African growth opportunity and ship out garment out of Nigeria to Americas under the adua program. I think that it is a very nice thing, there is a business angle to it.” He said.
