Port Harcourt residents lamented that the cancellation of the annual carnival yesterday, the carnival which holds every December in Port Harcourt city, has had a telling effect on business and tourist activities in Rivers State.
The residents in various interviews wondered why the event, that is described as the biggest Carnival after that of Calabar, would be cancelled by the administration of Governor Nyesom Wike.
Residents, who spoke said that the importance of the carnival in the life of the people should have been taken into consideration before the cancellation.
A hotel owner, Mr. Chris Tamuno, said that he upgraded his hotel, with the aim of accommodating many tourists that would have love to visit the city but was disappointed by the cancellation.
No one would have thought that the annual event would be cancelled, especially as the state government is doing all it could to impress the people.
