By JACOB ONJEWU DICKSON
The Central Planning Committee (CPC) of the Southern Kaduna Festival (SKFEST), has announced the commencement of activities for the second edition of the festival tagged, “SKFEST – 2024” with the theme, “Preserving Heritage, Igniting Progress”.
A statement signed by Chairman, Central Planning Committee (CPC), Rear Admiral Ferguson Bobai, (rtd), made available to our correspondent on Friday, said that the festival is scheduled to take place from December 19 to 21 in Kafanchan, the economic capital of Southern Kaduna.
“The 2024 edition aims at celebrating, preserving, and enhancing the rich cultural heritage of Southern Kaduna, and to ignite progress through various cultural entertainment, and developmental activities. The theme for the 2024 edition was chosen following the successes recorded at the maiden edition in 2023, with a huge number of participants across Nigeria and beyond.
“Therefore, SKFEST 2024 is committed to creating an impressive and engaging experience for both local participants and visitors from across the Globe,” it said.
The statement said that the festival, hopefully, will spur the need to search for economic prosperity, social integration, and development, as well as showcase and celebrate the rich and unique cultures of the diverse people of Southern Kaduna.
It informed that the activities lined up for the three-day event, include an opening ceremony, exhibition of traditional arts, cuisine fair, beauty pageant and fashion show, live music concerts, colloquium, sports such as football tournament, marathon race, traditional wrestling, and boxing (Danbe).
“The curtain will be drawn with a colorful closing ceremony where awards will be given to deserving sons, daughters, and friends of Southern Kaduna,” it added.
The Central Planning Committee, its partners, and other stakeholders are therefore, counting on support for the success of the activities lined up for the 2024 edition.
“We assure you that it will be among the best cultural festivals organised in the north of the Niger,” it assured.
It would be recalled that SKFEST was conceived in 2023 to revitalize the cultural heritage of the Southern Kaduna people and celebrate their unity in diversity while showcasing the people’s rich cultural heritage.
It was also designed to foster cross – cultural and inter -generational engagement between the old and the younger generations of Southern Kaduna indigenes.
