Igbo Day Celebration - Showcasing a Rich Cultural Heritage....... Recently, the Igbo communities in Abuja and Diaspora converged on the Old Parade ground Abuja to celebrate this years Igbo Day. CHIKA OKEKE writes that it was a colourful event targeted at showcasing the cultural ingenuity of Ndigbo to the world The 29th of every September is slated in the Igbo calendar to mark the annual Igbo Day celebration . It is also a day to showcase the rich cultural heritage of Ndigbo to the world. This years event was a beehive of activities as members of Igbo communities residing in different parts of FCT and Niger State assembled in different canopies designated for each community such as Lugbe, Suleja, Durumi, Apo, among others to familiarise and commune with one another amidst entertain. Also, different women associations, Igbo (South East)states, Rivers State and political parties convened in different canopies but not without enjoying varieties of Igbo delicacies and drinks. The children were not left out of the celebration as a good number of them were colourfully adorned in cultural attires. They left the audience thrilled by their awe-inspiring performances. Prior to the various performances, the representatives of the different communities and women associations as well as the children filled out and paid the traditional homage to the Ezeigbo 1 of Abuja. It also provided another opportunity for traders to make brisk business as they sold wares ranging from food, water, mineral drinks, clothing, jewelries, bags, shoes, mobile phones, etc. SAP-EV Makes Case For Ndigbo In Diaspora The Special Adviser to the President on Ethics and Values, Dr Sarah Jibril has expressed dissatisfaction over the alarming rate of Ndigbo in Diaspora even as she solicited the support of Igbo elders towards curtailing the influx of Igbo people into foreign countries. We also have the problem of our young people increasing in Diaspora. We would like the Igbo elders to have a committee that will continue to discuss with my office as well as other government agencies to see how we will deal with the issue so that we will have less of Igbo young people leaving the country.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 10:16:32 +0000