The Cross River State Commissioner for Science, Innovation, and Technology, Dr. Justin Beshel, has felicitated with the Obanliku nation on the occasion of their New Yam Festival 2023.
In his goodwill message, Dr. Justin Beshel, who hails from Kakwalaka village in Obanliku Local Government, described the people of Obanliku as kind, hospitable, resourceful, innovative, and enterprising people who have over the years made titanic contributions to humanity.
He said, “The New Yam Festival is an annual event to usher in and celebrate one of our most important food crops, and also a way of preserving and transmitting the rich cultural heritage of the Obanliku nation from one generation to another.”
“As we embark on this cultural revivification, I urge us all to spurn all activities that will not cut short our unity and progress as a nation but to nurture the norms that will unite and develop our nation.”
“I wish you all a new yam festival full of contentment, and I pray the good Lord continues to lavish us with wisdom and blessings today and beyond.”
