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In a significant move by the Government of Cross River State to rejuvenate the lost splendour in Leboku International New Yam festival, the Honourable commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Hon Chief. Robert Abubakar Ewa has led a delegation of the management and staff of his ministry who met with the different Obol Lopon of yakurr communities in their palace, seeking for unanimous participation of their communities in the yakurr Leboku International New yam festival. Communities whose Obol lopon were visited by the commissioner and his team members includes, Ugep, Ekori, Assiga old and new Town, Inyima, Nko, mkpani, Agoi and Idomi communities.   Describing the Leboku International festival as significant to Government and international communities, the commissioner lamented on the loss of grandness that Government has observed in the past Leboku festivals held. He enunciated that Leboku international Festival is a cultural event that is established for the sole purpose of pr...

By Ekpe Balimwor The Honourable commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Hon Chief. Ewa Robert Abubakar has given charge for a unified Leboku International festival this year where all Yakurr communities will come together to participate in the event, enunciated that Leboku is an international event that was built on the foundation of unity for all Yakurr communities. Chief Ewa,  gave the charge today, while addressing the Chief executive officer of Euphoria Africa Mr. Obono great and and his team who are organizers of this year's Leboku pageantry and were in his office on a courtesy visit to familiarize with the ministry and seek partnership for the achievement of a more gratifying Leboku festival this year.  The tourism commissioner who expressed dissatisfaction at the previously organized Leboku last year, further said Leboku as a tourism event is an international festival that should be done with outmost perfection. While charging the organizers ...

The Honourable commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture in Cross River State, Hon Chief. Robert Abubakar Ewa has paid a courtesy visit on the Obol Lopon of Ugep and Paramount Ruler of Yakurr Local Government Area' His Royal Majesty Obol Ofem Eteng Ubana, to seek collaboration with the traditional institution and organizers of the Leboku international festival for adequate preparations and strengthening of the festival to make it lofty this year. Addressing the Obol Lopon and paramount Ruler of Yakurr, the Honourable Commissioner remarked that, the Leboku festival has been prioritize in the Tourism calendar of the state which is why Government is passionate about it. He emphasized that Leboku was built on Unity and inclusiveness for all the yakurr communities and whatever concerns Leboku must be done appropriately, giving it unity compliance for international coloration.  He further complained of Leboku's decline in quality, elegance and fanfare it use to showcase ...