Minister Begs for Peace at Limbe FESTAC Opening
The Minister of Arts and Culture Prof. Narcisse Mouelle
Kombi used the occasion of the solemn opening of the 2018 FESTAC to preach
peace, unity and living together
By Boris Esono in Limbe
The Minister of Arts and Culture, Prof. Narcisse Mouelle
Kombi has urged culture enthusiasts to use the Limbe Festival of Arts and
Culture as an avenue to uphold the peace and unity in Cameroon. He was speaking
in Limbe, on Saturday 7 April, as he opened the fifth edition of the Limbe Arts
and Culture Festival, FESTAC, at the Limbe community field.
According
to the Minister, peace is vital for our leaving together and development as a
nation.
“We
should maintain peace so that we can all leave in peace. Limbe FESTAC is
sending a message of peace, unity and national integration and it is a
celebration of leaving together in this beautiful city. Peace is very precious
to our country and our cultural diversity is very important. You cannot promote
culture without peace.”
The
Minister addressed words of praise and encouragement to the vision bearer, the
government delegate to the Limbe City council, Andrew Motanga Monjimba, for the
wonderful initiative that promotes peace, multiculturalism, security and living
together.
“Limbe
has the potential to become a one of the choicest tourist destination in the
country, but it requires the involvement of all to make this happen,” Mouelle
Kombi said, assuring organizers of the FESTAC of the readiness of MINAC to
collaborate and support them.
The
thousands that thronged at the Community field to witness the event were
treated to a spell-binding showcase of handicrafts, dances and sketches
depicting the cultures of the different tribes in Cameroon and some
neighbouring countries including Nigeria, Benin, Ghana, Togo, Sierra Leone and
Liberia.
Reminiscences
of the historic slave trade that took place on the coast of Bimbia, Limbe were
also staged.
During
the one week event, culture lovers will be thrilled with various arts
exhibitions, canoe race, musical concerts and fashion parades.
Also
speaking at the opening ceremony, the government delegate to the Limbe City
Council, Ekoka Moto Andrew Motanga Monjimba said Limbe FESTAC is a melting pot
of the diverse cultures in Cameroon and Africa, as well as an avenue to promote
Cameroon’s multiculturalism and national integration.
Motanga
said celebrating 160 years of the founding of Victoria (Limbe) is an important
milestone in the history of the Ocean City. He saluted all those who have
contributed in making Limbe what is today.
The
opening ceremony also saw the unveiling of the exhibition village and the
laying of the foundation stone for the 160th Anniversary Monument.
Saturday’s ceremony was preceded by the Miss Victoria
FESTAC 2018 beauty contest and a round table conference on the founding of
Victoria
The
government delegate expressed gratitude to the head of state for bestowing his
trust on Fako indigenes especially with the recent appointment of Dr. Pauline
Egbe Nalova Lyonga to the position of Minister of Secondary Education.
He
thanked the population of Limbe for refusing to fall prey to the antics of merchants
of illusion - the Ambazonia separatists.
The
weeklong activities will be animated by renowned musicians like Ben Decca,
Ekambi Brilliant, Coco Argente, Locko, Blaise B and the Fako crowd-puller Tata
Kingue.
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