Etsu of Panda, HRH Alhaji Yusuf Yahaya, on Sunday, unveiled the forthcoming Kakanda Unity Festival of Creative Arts, Music, Tourism, Culture and History in Lokoja, Kogi State.
The unveiling marked the commencement of the festival activities scheduled to hold in Lokoja in June, 2025
Speaking at the event, the Team Leader, Mallam Umar Yakubu Ali said the festival, which has since received the endorsement of the Kogi state government, will hold on the 13th and 14th of June, 2025.
Ali said the Kakanda Unity Festival of Creative Arts, Music, Tourism, Culture and History is not just about reviving and promoting the cultural heritage of the Kakanda People of Nigeria only but also that of the neighbours of Kakandas such as the Nupes, the Igalas, the zebras, the Egburras, the TIVs, the Hausas, the Ibos, the Yorubas, the Bassa Nges etc.
“The Festival activities includes, but are not limited to, the exhibition of paintings, arts, and artefacts of the Kakanda People of Nigeria and their neighbours, live performances of Kakanda Musical Artistes, Cultural dances/performances by various socio-cultural groups who are Kakanda neighbours, display of costumes and folklores, carnival procession, visitation to tourist sites, discourse on Kakanda history and her neighbours etc,” he added.
Mallam Ali charged all culture enthusiasts and stakeholders to partner with Kakanda TV to further the frontier of cultural promotions for the benefit of the present generation and the generations yet unborn.
The unveiling ceremony which was held at the Lokoja Town Hall, was attended by creative culture and traditional stakeholders which include the Esagi of Muye, Aisha Umar, the Sonia of Lokoja and Sarauniya of Muye, Bilkisu Agbagi Dauda Yahaya, Suleiman Babanagari Jarma.
Other invited guests include the Sarkin Wasa of Lokoja who doubled as the Tafida of Kakanda Kingdom, Muhammad Baba Idanoko; a Philanthropist, Gabriel Abinu of Gabriel Abinu Foundation, Dan Mayaki; Convener of Kogi Arts and Literary Festival, Isa Abdulsamad; President and members of Kakanda Sons and Daughters, Kakanda Progressive Union members and representatives of Igala, Ebira, Bassa Nge Cultural Stakeholders as well as the Miss Kakanda Nigeria amongst others.
