IGBO CULTURAL CONFERENCE AND EMUME IRI JI 2026

The Igbo National Council and Imo state Council for Arts and Culture has put together the Igbo cultural conference as well as New Yam Festival celebration

Declaring the event open ,the chairman,HRM Eze Dr Lucky Okoro admonished the Igbo race race to do well in all endeavors and be the brother’s keeper as well and lay a credible emphasis on united front

The keynote Speaker Professor Jude Njoku in his address to the audience reiterates that preserving the Igbo heritage as well as igbo unity and advancing cultural rebirth is the key

According to him ,we should not allow the Igbo heritage to go down,as ndigbo are owners of large ethnic groups, they are ubiquitous,and Apprenticeship is part of igbo culture and hinted at the revival of that culture

in his words,there seems to be a threat to Igbo culture and needs to be preserved ,the relevant Government at all levels should provide enabling infrastructure, security and igbos should provide brotherhood, preserving Igbo culture is good and providing unity to ensure continuity of the race..

On his part ,Prof Okee Okoro while lecturing on Reinventing the Igbo value system lay emphasis about doing things right so as to have a clear new invention of Igbo culture “It is not about money,but respect, culture can define a good Igbo personality,reinvent marriage values,resist greed, preserve ethical culture and development”

In his speech,Prof Maurice Obasi highlighted on Igbo Birth rate Depreciation, challenges and Consequences while Dr Nkemdi Mordi harpered on Igbo language Revival and Education curriculum

In their various opening remarks,the president of INC worldwide Chilos Godsent highlighted that the event is all about the need to preserve the Igbo history and globalisation of Igbo songs,this is to preserve Igbo heritage annually and preserve the identity whereas the director of ISCAC Eze Jude Eke concur

Meanwhile,INC worldwide Egbema,Abia and their contingent,the Faulks road ,Aba ,INC Anambra ,lagos amongst many were present at the event

The highlight of the event was the presentation and cutting of the new yam

The Former governor of Imo state , Dr Ikedi Ohakim, has joined millions of other Nigerians in paying tribute to the late elder statesman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, who passed away a few days ago at the age of ninety.

In a statement personally issued by him in Owerri on Sunday, Ohakim described the late Tukur as a “resilient politician and administrator who served the nation with dedication and honesty” .

Dr Ohakim further stated that the late former governor of the defunct Gongola state was ” a disciplinarian who believed that party supremacy and not be personal idiosyncrasies of political actors, should be the guiding principle in partisan politics”

He prayed God Almighty to grant the soul of the late former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party eternal rest and his family, together with the entire people of Adamawa state, the fortitude to bear the loss.

ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ESPECIALLY AT THE RURAL AREAS

A PASSIONATE APPEAL HAS BEEN MADE TO IMO STATE GOVERNMENT CONCERNING THE DELIPATED AND DETERIORATED ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ESPECIALLY AT THE RURAL AREA

BRIGHT ONYEKA NNANNA, MADE THIS APPEAL AT HIS HOMETOWN IN MBIERI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA WHERE HE STATED THAT POLICY OF GOVERNMENT ARE MERE PAPER WORK,NO IMPLEMENTATION AND NOT GETTING TO FORTY PERCENT

ACCORDING TO HIM , THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD HAVE IN MIND THAT THEY ARE REPRESENTING THE PEOPLE AND SO IT MUST COUNT AND NOT TO BE IN VAGUE

THERE IS NO MOTORABLE ROAD IN THE RURAL AREAS,VILLAGERS CANNOT AFFORD THE PRICE OF TRANSPORTATION FARE AS MOTORIST HIKE THE FARE DUE TO DELIPATED INFRASTRUCTURE

BRIGHT NNANNA NEEDS THE GOVERNMENT TO TACKLE THE ISSUES OF THE BAD ROAD AND NOT TO LEAVE IT WITH THE CONTRACTOR

HE EQUALLY CALL FOR ASSISTANCE FOR THE PEOPLE OF MBIERI

AS ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE WILL ATTRACT OPPORTUNITIES FOR A MORE ROBUST EMPLOYMENT..

SOME OF THE RURAL DWELLERS SAID THE ISSUE OF MOTORABLE ROAD IS ONE TOO MANY AS THEY FIND IT DIFFICULT TO COMMUTE TO AND FRO AND AS SUCH HAS HINDERED THEIR DAILY ACTIVITIES.

BRIGHT HOWEVER COMMEND IMO STATE GOVERNMENT ON THE FEAT AS IT CONCERNS INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE URBAN AREAS AND HOPE THE SAME WILL BE REPLICATED IN RURAL AREAS.

INAUGURATION AS PRESIDENT Of GLOBE LEGISLATORS AT THE UK PARLIAMENT

EX REP SAMUEL ONUIGBO INAUGURATED AS PRESIDENT OF GLOBE LEGISLATORS AT UK PARLIAMENT

The GLOBE has been working assiduously doing excellently over the past 35 years.it is an important evening and a time to reflect on the impressive work and efforts put in through the years .

From an important evening which also gave the time to reflect on the impressive sustained growth.

The inspiring message from the co-founder and former US Vice President, Al Gore; the nostalgic message of encouragement from former President of GLOBE Japan,

and currently the Governor of Tokyo, Yuriko Koike; the message of hope and support from the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Nigeria,

His Excellency Rt Hon Benjamin Kalu CFR, PhD; to the charges from Mr Kamal Kishore,

Special Representative for the UN Secretary General, UNDRR; Mr Nick Mabey OBE, Founder & Chair, London Climate Action Week; CEO and Co-Founder, E3G;

and Mr Pablo Vieira, Head, NDC Partnership, it was a moment reflective of the need for sustained growth.

And The charge is simple:”do not let this light dim”.

In his remark,Rep onuigbo graciously gives
thank to the host, Rt Hon Graham Stuart MP, former UK Minister for Energy Security & Net Zero;

his beloved wife, Pastor Dame Princess Chinyere Onuigbo;

friends, family and colleagues who came from far and wide to support the inauguration;

and the entire Members of Parliament from across the world; and development partners who joined us at this momentous occasion.

“I am delighted to announce that I was formally inaugurated as the President of GLOBE Legislators at the UK Parliament, on Wednesday, June 24, 2026.

It was an important evening which also gave us time to reflect on the impressive work GLOBE has been doing over the past 35 years.

From an important evening which also gave us time to reflect on the impressive sustained growth.

The charge is simple: we will not let this light dim.

I thank our host, Rt Hon Graham Stuart MP, former UK Minister for Energy Security & Net Zero; my beloved wife, Pastor Dame Princess Chinyere Onuigbo; my friends, family and colleagues who came from far and wide to support me; the entire Members of Parliament from across the world; and development partners who joined us at this momentous occasion”.