New yam festival nowadays is a time of offering thanks to God Almighty

By Benjamin Kalu, Umuahia

The people of Oru Autonomous Community, Ndoro Oboro, celebrated their 2021 iriji festival, during the occasion, the Eze of the community, His Royal Highness, Eze Ralph Ogbona, used the opportunity, to enumerated some of the things, he had done in his community, since he became the Eze, he awarded chieftaincy titles, to about 15 persons in the area.

Speaking at the occasion, Barrister Uwaoma Umukwen, JP, Who is also a charted accountant and a professor, told the journalists, that were present at the occasion, that Eze Ralph Ogbonna, dose not give his own chieftaincy titles any how, only those with integrity.

Barrister Uwaoma, who is also a man of integrity, was a one time, the president of Amaenyi clothes, Trans-amadi in Port Harcourt, said that he proudly accepted his own chieftaincy titles, as odozi obodo 1 of Oboro, because Eze Ralph Ogbonna, is someone, who people like to associate with.

He used the opportunity, to advised the youths and made them to understand, that the key to success in life, is to work hard, and focused in God.

Adding his voice, the chairman of the planning committee, the super high chief Kenneth Ebila, said that the new yam festival nowadays, is through going close to God, by going to church, to offer him a thanks given. and to make sure, he is their mix, before they start celebration. Unlike in those days.