The Mai Borgu, Alhaji Muhammad Sani Dantoro, Kitoro the IV has inaugurated a 15-man Central Working Committee to plan the cultural tourism ecology of the sixth edition of Gani Durbar Festival.

Also constituted to fully achieve the far-reaching agenda of the biggest cultural festival in north-central Nigeria were nine strategic sub-committees covering issues of finance and fundraising, accommodation, feeding arrangements, publicity, security, works, venue and protocol, events, sanitation and logistics.

CEOAFRICA gathered that the Emir of Borgu also approved the appointment of the chairman of the Central Working Committee in the person of Alhaji Ibrahim Goni, Conservator General National Parks Service, as well as those of the sub-committees, leaving no room for distractions.

Other members of the Central Working Committee, the strategic management soul of the festival, which brings together the whole Borgu ancient kingdom scattered all the West Coast of Africa are Hajia Zara Is, Dr Dauda Jikantoro, Alhaji Mohammed Mohammed, Alhaji A, A Umar, Alhaji Ya Mohammed Damisa, Alhaji M. B Mohammed and Pharmacist Mohammed Sani Adamu.

Others are Alhaji Isa Idris, Frank Meke, Hajia Zainab Dantoro, Hajia Zainab Ibrahim, Abubakar Jubril and Mr Peter Nze, secretary of the committee.

Chairman, Central working committee, and Kogunan Borgu, Alhaji Ibrahim Goni appreciated the Emir for the trust and confidence reposed in the Committees, assuring that the assemblage of the best brains and professionals to deliver on the mandate, will not disappoint.

He called on members of the sub-committees to go into action and articulate detailed inputs that would improve the ranking of the festival on the national and global cultural tourism calendar.

The next Festival Committees meeting is slated for the last week of this month and will take place at the Royal Palace of the Emir of Borgu Kingdom in New Bussa, Niger State.