All Is Set For Ifeamaka Age Grade Outing In Umuchu Town On 5th January

CHUKA UBAH 

All is now set for the outing ceremony (Iputa Ogbo) of Ifemaka Age Grade in Ibughubu village, Umuchu town in Aguata Local Governments of Anambra State, on 5th January 2025.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the Special Guests of Honour will be the Chairman of Aguata Local Government Area, Prince (Dr) Chibueze Ofobuike, the highly reverend Umuchu traditional ruler HRM, Igwe Godson O. Ezechukwu, the President General of Umuchu town union, Sir Charles Ezenwabasili and Chief Emeka Ibeh.

The epoch making event will be held at Central School in Ibughubu Umuchu under the distinguished Chairmanship of Ogbuehi Bennet Onwubuoke Chinabu while the ChiefLlauncher is Ogbuehi Chibuike Oforma.

The traditional head of Ibughubu community, Chief Benneth Ikebu, will be the Royal Father of the day while the Chairman of Ibughubu Community, Hon.Ifeanyi Emegwa (Equity), is the Chief Host of the grand event in the history of Ibughubu Umuchu community.

The event will be spiced with a lecture, with the theme as “the importance of age grade in Igbo society”,

This was disclosed to P.M.EXPRESS by the Chairman of Ifemaka Age Grade, Ichie Ayorochukwu Mbachu and the organizing committee Chairman, Hon. Uchenna Azikiwe, who confirmed that every arrangement has been made in preparation for the event.

Ichie Mbachu, also known as Odowuagbata, explained that the Ifeamaka Age Grade outing will be a historic event because age grades in their community has been revived.

He noted that the Ifeamaka Age Grade outing will be the first of its kind in the history of their community because none of the past moribund age grades in the community had come out as they had planned it.

Hon. Azikiwe stated that everything has been put in place for the successful outing on that day. He emphasized the significance of age grades in the Igbo society, which he described as a viable tool for community development and the Ifeamaka age grade has therefore, decided to set the pace for community development in Ibughubu Umuchu.

Azikiwe stated that Ifeamaka age grade has other plans to contribute immensely to the welfare of the community in the future and that is why the group will be launching and soliciting for financial for the project.

He also stated that the event is carefully being planned to motivate other age grades in the community in order to start their own. And that when they have different age grades, there will be competition among the age grades, which will hasten development in the community.

He said there has been different arrangements for the event, which includes display of various Igbo traditional dances and local foods targeted to make the event remarkable. He also explained that awards will be given to distinguished sons and daughters, who have contributed in various ways towards community development.