A whopping
sum of cira 100 Million FCFA has been set aside by the steering committee
charged with the organisation of the Limbe festival of arts and culture, FESTAC
so as to enable a hitch-free organisation of the cultural jamboree said to be
in its 5th edition.
The amount
was made public yesterday by the government delegate to the Limbe City Council,
Andrew Motanga Monjimba during a press briefing organised in prelude to the
cultural festival scheduled to run from April 7 – 14.
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| Motanga (second from right) during Limbe press confab |
The
cultural bonanza to take place at the seaside resort city of Limbe and expected
to group Cameroonians from all four corners of the country will be spiced by
activities such as canoe race, traditional wrestling, tug of war, carnival,
artistic presentations and gastronomy among others.
Briefing
pressmen on the upcoming festival described by some as a melting pot of
culture, the chairperson of the steering committee who is equally the
government delegate to the Limbe city Council, Andrew Motanga Monjimba noted
with some degree of fulfilment that last year’s edition was a major success.
While
applauding the contributions of all the stakeholders who gave last year’s event
a special touch especially at a time when the Anglophone crisis was bobbling,
Motanga called on all and sundry to put hands on deck and ensure a 100%
successful FESTAC 2018.
“Today we
are barely 26 day away from the official opening of the fifth edition of the
Limbe Festival of Arts and Culture, which as you already know, has a special
touch this year as we shall be commemorating the 160th anniversary
of the founding of Victoria now Limbe.”
He said,
adding that “for eight days running, Limbe shall once more be a major
destination for all lovers of arts and cultures and also or many whose limbe as
a tourist’s haven. After four successful edtions of the limbe FESTAC, today we
can proudly say that Limbe FESTAC is an institution and a strong legacy which
has come to stay.”
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