The Kebbi State government in collaboration with the Yauri Emirate Council has concluded arrangements to organise the third edition of the Yauri Rigata cultural festival scheduled to hold from February 8-10, 2024.
Secretary to the Kebbi State Government and chairman, National Organising Committee, Yakubu Bala Tafidan Yauri, disclosed this yesterday at a news conference in Birnin Kebbi.
According to him, the event which is to commence on Thursday, February 8 would end on Saturday, February 10 with a grand finale of Rigata Water Maneuvers on a river.
The SSG also indicated that the festival which would commence with cultural dances, agricultural show, sports, entertainment and water maneuvers was originally organised by Gungu people of Yauri Emirate and started about 200 years ago.
“This is a festival which served as a training exercise for Gungu people where they displayed their strengths and courage during trips on rivers and also attacked dangerous animals like hippocampus,” Yauri said.
The event is expected to be attended by thousands of spectators and invitees from all over the country and abroad.
