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Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma and former governors of Imo State, have all been officially invited to grace the 2025 Iri-ji Mbaise cultural festival.
This was disclosed by the President General of Ezuruezu Mbaise, Joe Ogbonna Anosike.
Anosike called on Mbaise sons and daughters globally to get ready for the event, urging them to contribute immensely towards the success of the annual yam festival on August 15.
He made the call during a harmonisation meeting of the central planning committee, involving Ezuruezu Mbaise, Ndi Eze and Ndi Ezeji at the Ezuruezu Mbaise Civic Centre recently.
He dismissed insinuations that Mbaise was at war against itself over the planning of her annual yam festival, and promised a rancour-free ceremony.
Also speaking, the chairman of the publicity committee, Chief Austin Onwubiko pleaded with the state governor and the chairmen of the three local government areas in Mbaise on the need to fix several impassable roads in Mbaise prior to the home coming event.
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Dr Kachi Nwoga reminded the people of Mbaise that the month of August is traditionally viewed as a holy month, thanksgiving to God for bumper harvest and trouble free among the people of the area.
The traditional ruler of Itu autonomous community, Eze Ben Ifeanyichukwu Adindu expressed happiness over the outcome of the meeting and affirmed that all necessary interest groups had been collapsed into the central planning committee.
The central planning committee meeting was chaired by Chief Steve Onu, with Dr Nwoga representing Ndi Ezeji in the committee.
The planning committee chairman had earlier stated that the ceremony would take place at the Town School, Itu, in Ezinihitte Mbaise Local Government Area, with Louis Alozie, SAN, as chairman of the occasion.
“The exhibition of other Mbaise cultural ensembles will be on display during the festival,” he stated.
