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CARNIRIV: THE PORT HARCOURT CARNIVAL is Africa’s
largest carnival and Nigeria’s oldest carnival- this owing
largely to the pre-extant CARNIRIV ’88 franchise.
CARNIRIV ’88 in its time was a one-off and without the
requisite support to ensure continuance the event slipped
into obscurity.

In every way conceivable, CARNIRIV ’88 is the direct
ancestor of CARNIRIV: THE PORT HARCOURT CARNIVAL.
From 1988, through to 2008, the idea of staging a carnival
with statewide participation morphed in a number of
forms- most notably in the form of RIVIFEST- until the
emergence of the current carnival. CARNIRIV: THE PORT
HARCOURT CARNIVAL was construed and staged in
2008; and with it came the poignant allure to build a
sturdy and ultimately attractive carnival brand.

The government of Rivers State recognizes CARNIRIV as
its biggest tourism export. With economic interests
increasingly identifying tourism as a viable alternative to
the fossil fuel economy- especially in these parts- the
state government has exhibited its commitment to
developing this carnival into a regionally unrivalled and
globally reckoned tourist attraction. By allying a sound and
strategic ideology with empirical business models and just
the right amount of private-sector participation, this
objective is realizable.

Rivers State is known as the land of a thousand
masquerades. With a fine variety of spoken tongues,
numbering over 300, it is somewhat easy to discern the
beauty in the diversity of its peoples. Very many
civilizations, ancient and seemingly ageless as they are,
quite simply draw attention to the richness and
unspeakable eminence of the collective heritage of the
Rivers people. Simply put, we are the microcosm of the
macrocosm, a Nigeria (with all of its cultural and ethnic
diversity) within Nigeria. This, to all intents and purposes,
is at the core of the philosophy and guiding principle of

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CARNIRIV: THE PORT HARCOURT CARNIVAL.
Every edition of the carnival, since its inception, has
brought citizens of the state and visitors alike out on to
the streets of Port Harcourt in droves- just as it has
implicitly, albeit spontaneously, concocted a micro-
economy within and around attendant activities.

CARNIRIV is good for the economy of Rivers State and of Nigeria, by
extension; and with a future burning bright, the direct
impact on the economy, in an entirely positive way, can
only be fathomed with unbridled glee.

CARNIRIV: THE PORT HARCOURT CARNIVAL bears a
certain uniqueness as it combines two carnivals- a purely
cultural carnival and a contemporary Caribbean style
carnival- in one. This gives it an edge over all other
regional and continental carnivals, and presents with the
principal advantage which must be consummately
exploited.

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