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Council sets to revive Argungu Fishing Festival 10 years after

A bid to further enhance state of tourism in Nigeria, National Council for Arts and Culture(NCAC) has promised that Argungu fishing festival would breathe new life in 2020.

NCAC Captain Otunba Segun Runsewe made this disclosure while receiving full strength delegation led by the Emir of Argungu in Kebbi State, HRH. Alhaji Samaria Mohammed Mera at NCAC secretariat.

Argungu Fishing Festival is an annual four days festival in the State of Kebbi Northern Nigeria.

Argungu Fishing Festival
L – R: Emir of Argungu HRH. Alh. Sumaila Muhammed Mera, CON, and DG NCAC/President, World Craft Council (AR), Otunba Olusegun Runsewe OON, at the Royal visit on the Culture Headquarters.

Displaying several publicity/promotional materials specially prepared by NCAC to prosecute the 2020 edition of the festival, Runsewe assured that the fish house he built in 2010 would be restored to better working order or appearance.

Runsewe noted, “We will use Argungu to make a bold statement that indeed it is a festival that unites and we will continue to support it henceforth because it is arguably the number one in the country with UNESCO endorsement,” says Runsewe.

He also stole the moment to showcase the prototype of the cultural centre he plans to build in Argungu Emirate saying it is modelled after the best cultural centres in the world.

Speaking as a titled man from Argungu Emirate, (Danburan Kebbi) Runsewe admitted that he was emotionally connected to the festival which according to him, has a long history with a rich cultural content that remains unrivalled globally.

Delivering his address during the visit, Alhaji Mera thanked Runsewe for identifying with the festival which is not only symbolic but serves as a platform for projecting Nigeria’s rich cultural endowments.

While lamenting the decade long abandonment of the festival, he was however delighted that with the new impetus injected by the culture chief, Argungu Fishing Festival will be resuscitated and therefore assume its place of honour among other high profile festivals in Nigeria.

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The renowned Argungu fishing festival will receive a breath of new life in 2020 after 10 years of abandonment.

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This was the promise made by Otunba Segun Runsewe while receiving a full strength delegation led by the Emir of Argungu in Kebbi State, HRH. Alhaji Samaria Mohammed Mera(CON) to the headquarters of the National Council for Arts and Culture.

Displaying several publicity/promotional materials specially prepared by NCAC to prosecute the 2020 edition of the festival, Runsewe assured that the fish house he built in 2010 will also be refurbished and remodelled.

He said, “We will use Argungu to make a bold statement that indeed it is a festival that unites and we will continue to support it henceforth because it is arguably the number one in the country with UNESCO endorsement,” says Runsewe.

The DG also seized the moment to showcase the prototype of the cultural centre he plans to build in Argungu Emirate saying it is modelled after the best cultural centres in the world.

Speaking as a titled man from Argungu Emirate, (Danburan Kebbi) Runsewe admitted that he was emotionally connected to the festival which according to him, has a long history with a rich cultural content that remains unrivalled globally.

Delivering his address during the visit, Alhaji Mera thanked Runsewe for identifying with the festival which is not only symbolic but serves as a platform for projecting Nigeria’s rich cultural endowments.

While lamenting the decade long abandonment of the festival, he was however delighted that with the new impetus injected by the culture chief, Argungu Fishing Festival will be resuscitated and therefore assume its place of honour among other high profile festivals in Nigeria.

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