Andokie Ogar, a poet of diverse perspectives, throws her writing prowess on a city that attracts different people from around the world to her yearly.
Tourist-driven personalities look seriously forward to the culture, people, and the beauty of Calabar every year.
Godfrey Times Travel couldn’t help but revisit this wonderful poem. That tells and praises the tourism delights of this very great event, the Calabar carnival.
The destination for this event is in Calabar, the capital city of Cross River state in Nigeria.
The month of December is always a time of memorable adventures in Nigeria.
The Calabar carnival is one of the chief reasons.
In the following poem, she highlights valid reasons that make Calabar the pride of Nigeria.
Read below...
Rich in it's culture
Transparent in it's ways
Strong in it's language
Beautiful in structure
Glamorous in terrace
Full of splendour
Celestial in attire
Calabar my Calabar
The Pride of Nigeria
Your fame is heard abroad, your warmth is felt all round.
You brought in Tourism, named it calabar carnival where you buttress your culture, display your beauty, introduce your dance, feed visitors with your rich cuisine: Ekpang-kukwo, Afang soup, Idika- ikong
The aroma of your dishes fills the atmosphere.
Gradually the world got to know you
Calabar my calabar
The Pride of Nigeria
You bring tourists from all over the world to my Calabar
You attract men and women, boys and girls from all works of life
My calabar
Your hospitality paid off well , you make your people rich, you make your state proud, you make your Treasury fat with proceeds from tourist.
my calabar you have become the pride of Nigeria through tourism.
Calabar my Calabar
The pride of our Nation.
Photo credit: Vanguard
This story was first published by Godfrey Times Travel on the 21st of March 2018.
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