Idoma Carnival
idoma international carnival annual event held otukpo benue state nigeria prince edwin ochai created agila social economic carnival aim showcasing world rich social cultural economic endowment idoma nation art craft social exhibition parade event happen three official day carnival carnival kick morning december stretch afternoon day processionparade otukpo followed migration otukpo apa afternoon evening first day later evening day another segment known burn fire performance music artist carnival continues december carnival display morning followed masquerade display distribution gift widow later evening day performance hero ambassador music comedy morning december last day carnival migration people apa otukpo preceded face idoma beauty pageant preparation towards idoma international carnivaliic edition founder iic organizer announced carnival feature face idiebia popularly known baba entertaining thousand people attendant prince edward ochai stated year edition show beauty hospitality rich cultural heritage idoma people iic hold edition tuned result world wide pandemic outbreak called corona virus covid therefore order express kind gesture level hospitality towards people founder organiser carnival made meet certain demand people idoma need support various mean iic became palliative giving one distribute different food fruit package rice groundnut oil yam noodle hand sanitizers face mask cash meet need people iic given theme ohigbu acholalo mean sake people prince ochia made known one interview insensitive carnival hold put people life risk violate government restriction order also revealed palliative given christian muslim carnival functional group participant carnival one press interview founder idoma international carnival made clear though pandemic prevented celebration carnival carnival fully hold fun joy event restored theme otuokpoche k’acholalo meaning hope people hold december