All Set For Igbo Day Celebration In Ejigbo

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE

All is now set for the Igbo Day celebration to mark this year’s New Yam festival in Ejigbo, which is slated for 30th October, 2021, at Ejigbo mini stadium by 12.00 noon, to showcase Igbo cultural heritage in Lagos State.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the event is being organized by the Igbo community residents in Ejigbo under the leadership of Ezendigbo, Eze Alex Sunday Nwoye, supported by Eze Nnamdi Emesim, Eze Emenike Okpaga and their lovely wives as the Mothers of the day.

The Chairman of the occasion will be Dr Celestine Chinenye, Chief Medical Director, Optimal Hospital, Surulere, Lagos, while the Chief Launcher is Ambassador Nicolas Njoku, CEO, Nico Suites and Hotels.

The event, according to the Chairman of the Planning Committee, Barrister Emeka Ukachi, will be featuring presentation of meritorious awards, special recognition to deserving sons and daughters, display of Igbo cultural heritage, New Yam festival and launching of 2022 calendar.

The Royal Father of the day is the Oba of Ejigbo, HRM, Oba Moroof Adekunle Ojoola, while Special Guests of Honour are the Executive Chairman, Ejigbo, LGA, Hon. Monsurudeen Obe, Sir Jude Idimogu, Lagos House of Assembly member, Hon. Kehinde Bamigbetan and Hon. Ganiyu Johnson, member House of Representatives.

Other top dignataries include: President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Lagos State, Chief Solomon Ogbonna, Igbo Speaking President, Chief Sunday Ude, Otunba Henry Ajomole, Dayo Olasoju, Eze Uche Dimgba, Sir Odinaka Iwu (KSM) Onowu Ndigbo in Ejigbo, Chief Linus Onwuachumba, and many others.

This was disclosed by Babaselu and Ezendigbo in Ejigbo, Eze Nwoye, who stated that the event is unique because it is  being organized to bring all the Igbo and their friends together to celebrate and thank God for his mercy and protection crowned with the marking of this year’s New Yam festival.

He explained that the event will afford the Igbo children in diaspora to know and learn more about the Igbo culture and their roots while equally interfacing with other ethnic groups including the natives to understand themselves in order to live in peace and harmony in Ejigbo.

He also disclosed that there will be display of Igbo traditional and cultural heritage such as masquerades, dances, drama among others.