High Chief Ezeonu, His wife Bags Award As Ifite Ogbeadiji Celebrated Ashaolu Nnobi 2024

 High Chief Ezeonu, His wife Bags Award As Ifite Ogbeadiji Celebrated Ashaolu Nnobi 2024

By Emmy Young


American based business mogul, High Chief Hamilton Ezeonu and his wife, Dr. Mrs Thelma Ezeonu were among the prominent indigenes of Ifite Ogbeadiji who received awards in the concluded Ifite Ogbeadiji Asheolu Nnobi 2024.  

However, High Chief Hamilton Ezeonu popularly known as Ikemba Nnobi received Developmental Icon award while his wife Dr. Mrs. Thelma Ezeonu received Generosity award respectively.

Among other awardees during the ceremony which held at Ifite Ogbeadiji Town Hall included; Obinna Okudo, Diasporians of Ifite Ogbeadiji, prophet Ifeanyi Marcel Oguegbunam, Sir Rufus A.C Onwuachudo amongst other.


The Ashaolu Nnobi Community is a famous age-long annual New Yam festival (Iwa-Ji)with agricultural revolution and enhance food production as its main focus.


This year's Ashaolu which held at Ifite Ogbeadiji village square was said to be the first celebration in Ifite Ogbeadiji and was single handedly sponsored by their illustrious Son, High Chief Hamilton Ezeonu (Ikemba Nnobi)


Receiving the award, High Chief Ezeonu said he was impressed for the award, describing the Ashaolu festival as a reminder to every Igbo Man to embrace culture and agriculture in order to eradicate hungry in Igboland.


He emphasized need to promote Igbo cultural and tradition which he said was major reason for him sponsoring the event.


Performing the Iwa-ji ritual, Ichie Omenaife, Chief Linus Ume stated that he was glad to celebrate this year's Ashaolu Nnobi 2024, praying that it shall be well with entire Ifite Ogbeadiji village both at home and in diaspora.


He also prayed and predicted that next year's farming plantation would be greater than this year's plantation, asserting that any field of endeavors someone found himself is a profession, just as he described trading, civil service, farming amongst other as a profession.


He solicited for God's maximum protection to the Ifite Ogbeadiji people as well as abundance prosperity which he said was hallmark of the celebration.


Speaking shortly, the traditional ruler of Nnobi Kingdom, HRM, Enger. Nick Muodum expressed gratitude to God for this year's Ashaolu, saying it is a celebration of New Yam festival which their fore fathers celebrated.


He disclosed that Ashaolu and Iwa-ji festival is not idol worshipping, saying that the celebration is to commemorate the aim of their fore father's zeal in cultivating yam as the king of staple crop in Igboland. 


The monarch in a special way offered prayers to High Chief Hamilton Ezeonu, saying that it shall be well with him for using his resources in developing the community, even as he equally prayed for the blessings peace and love to the entire Community.


High point of ceremony was various women dancing troupe, outing of different Masquerades of Nnobi neighboring community, best yam producers competition amongst other.

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