Yakurr LGC Chairman assures of security during Leboku festival The Chairman, Yakurr Local Government Council, Cross River, Mr Ibi Akpama, has assured tourists attending this year’s Yakurr International Leboku Festival of adequate security. Giving the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ugep, headquarters of the local government, Akpama said that the festival would take place on Aug. 26. ``There will be no security threat; we are very peaceful and we have also made adequate arrangement for security in case of anything. ``So I am assuring tourists who will be coming from within and outside the country of a peaceful atmosphere. ``As for Ebola virus disease, I received a team of medical experts from the World Health Organisation (WHO) in my office recently. ``We discussed all the precautionary measures to check outbreak of the disease during the festival; so there is no cause for alarm,’’ he said. The chairman said the festival marked the official commencement of eating of new yam by the community, adding that yam was regarded as the king of all crops in the area. He commended the state government for promoting the festival, noting that it had attracted private sector participation and brought the area to international limelight. ``We will continue to celebrate it in a manner that we will all be proud of,’’ he said. He appealed to the official sponsors of the festival, MTN Nig, to improve on their services in Yakurr, pointing out that the area is very rural and required better services
Posted on: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 13:39:34 +0000
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