By Giovanni Emephia/Ewomazino Egbo
The Delta State Government has thrown its weight behind the Delta Peace Carnival, 2025, a multi-cultural peace carnival to showcase food, dressing, dance and masquerades in an atmosphere of peace, unity and togetherness.
Speaking when he received a delegation of the organisers in his office in Asaba, Delta State Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu expressed appreciation to the group for seeing the need to preach peace through the carnival, noting that peace is a sine qua non for effective development of any society.
Aniagwu stressed that no government can implement developmental initiatives in an atmosphere of rancour and urged Deltans to live in harmony wherever they find themselves in the state.
‘When I see especially young people expressing the need to have peaceful co-existence, it gladdens my heart. This is because often times when you hear of chaos or disturbances, it is largely carried out by persons in the youth bracket; So, when you see young people being at the forefront of preaching peace, it becomes much more potent.’
The commissioner expressed hope that the carnival would go a long way in bridging gaps in a multi-ethnic state like Delta.
He advised the organisers to liaise with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism under whose purview cultural carnivals fall, stressing that such a collaboration would increase the chances of expected success of the event. He pledged the Ministry of Information’s collaboration to ensure needed media coverage for the event as the state would also benefit from the event.
Earlier, the leader of the group, Mr. Jesse Amire explained that the carnival is designed to celebrate the vibrant cultural diversity of Delta State while fostering peace, unity, and social harmony among its people
Delta Carnival Villa Entertainment is a three-day cultural and entertainment event scheduled for December 23-25, 2025, in Warri, with the theme “Our Culture, Our Heritage.”
Highlights of the three-day festival will include cultural displays, exhibitions of the food, dances, peace dialogues, and electrifying live performances by cultural representatives of the Anioma , Ijaw, Isoko, Itsekiri and Urhobo ethnic groups.
The organisers re-affirmed their commitment to making the carnival a memorable experience and called on Deltans and visitors to actively participate, as the event promises to be both enriching and entertaining.
