Our Correspondent|22 October 2017
Cross River State Political Network, CRISPON the largest online and offline sociopolitical organization in Cross River State will partake in the 2017 Calabar Carnival and is poised to register as a non competitive band.
The Calabar Carnival 2017 will be launched tomorrow, Sunday, 22nd October, 2017 with a Dry Run along the Carnival route and Cross River State Political Network will mobilize her youths (Over 300) to be part of this year's dry run.
This effort of CRISPON is in solidarity with promoting this year's theme which is "Migration" and seeks to ensure that young Africans are discouraged from illegal migration in search of greener pastures while neglecting endless opportunities in the continent with most of them dying during the said process.
His Excellency, Sen Prof Ben Ayade said with the previous carnival theme which was Climate Change, properly communicated to the people as it concerns the impart and the need for global consciousness, the 2017 theme which is “Migration” is another salient phenomenon which needs to be addressed for young Africans, including Nigerians who need regain their self-confidence to harness the huge resources that God has endowed Africa with.
“Before now, Africans were being colonized but today they offer themselves to be colonized just because they want a quick success and chose migration. The migration story therefore is a narrative and an emotional story about a people who are so blessed yet poor. The theme is up for the carnival bands to do give interpretation via the carnival. Story lines that will reverberates and cause young Africans to see need to believe in themselves,” Ayade said.
Members of Cross River State Political Network, CRISPON participating in the Dry Run will be expected to dress on white polo and blue jean for males and white top and black leggings/jean for females and will converge at the Millennium Park, Eleven Eleven.
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