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Nigeria: Making Argungu Festival Cheat-Proof

The recent allegation of fraud against the winner of this year's Argungu Fishing Festival competition in Kebbi State has raised concerns among Nigerians about the credibility of the highly prized competition of the 74 year-old annual festival. Yekeen Nurudeen writes on how to make the event cheat-proof while maintaining its long standing reputation.

Author: Prince Kabir

I would like to play devil's advocate here:

I say FREE THE MAN! He did nothing "wrong". The one's who accused him should be arrested and jailed, for life. It is OK for the powers that be to lie, cheat, steal, in Billions, but not OK for the average Nigerian?

Bello Argungu should actually receive some serious apologies AND be appointed as an adviser (too) to some Governors, or even to some former Nigerian presidents. What's your take on this?

Prince Kabir is the Webmaster of www.KebbiState.com and www.ArgunguFishingFestival.com.



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