Nwonyo: Resurrection of Nigeria’s biggest fishing festival

The famous Nwonyo fishing festival in Taraba State, which is supposed to be an annual event, was neglected for 14 years until Governor Agbu Kefas came on board to reawaken it from slumber., writes that the fishing festival, now revived, was held penultimate Saturday, drawing tourists and visitors from within and outside the country.

This year’s Nwonyo fishing festival, which was celebrated penultimate Saturday, was pomp and thrilling, taking place 14 years after the late former governor, Danbaba Suntai, last organised it in 2010. It was gathered that Nwonyo fishing and cultural festival has been in existence since 1914 but was not famous like the Arugungu in Kebbi State. The attention of the federal government was however drawn to it in 2009 when it produced the biggest catch ever in Nigerian fishing history, weighing an amazing 230kg.

Former Denfence Minister, Gen TY Danjuma, told the Nigerian authority to urgently redeem the “battered image of the country” by addressing the security challenges confronting the nation. Also speaking at the event, the Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, charged the Taraba State Government to sustain the Nwonyo Fishing Festival which he said had created global awareness for economic benefits.

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