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By Amaechi Chidinma<\/b><\/p>\n
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Over the weekend the indigenes of Mgbidi in Oru West Local Government Area of Imo state , friends and well wishers converged\u00a0 to celebrate\u00a0 an illustrious Son\u00a0 of Umunmaram Umuekwe , Nze Onyebuchi Victor Ugochukwu (Agu ji Ugo ) who celebrated his Ozo title amidst pomp and pleasantries .<\/p>\n
The well attended event which was followed by a grand\u00a0 reception at Boys Secondary School Mgbidi , witnessed the presence of high profiled personalities from every sector of the Nigerian economy who graced the occasion, amongst whom is the\u00a0 Imo state\u00a0 commissioner for works, Chief Ralph\u00a0 Nwosu , the Lawmaker\u00a0 representing Oru West at the Imo state House of assembly Hon. Ugochukwu\u00a0 Ezerioha , Chairman of the occasion Nze Barrister Chike Ogbeleje, members of the traditional\u00a0 institution and other dignitaries.<\/p>\n
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In a chat with newsmen , the celebrant , Nze Onyebuchi Victor Ugochukwu\u00a0 (Agu Ji Ugo) expressed happiness on the turnout of events , In his word “Today is a\u00a0 great day , I am Celebrating my Ozo title” he expressed.<\/p>\n
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Nze Ugochukwu\u00a0 disclosed that Igbos are known as a unique tribe,\u00a0 he said the Ozo title in Igbo land serves as a reminder of the rich culture of the Igbo nation,\u00a0 as he urged all\u00a0 and\u00a0 Sundry to adapt to the evolving world , he also\u00a0 stressed on the\u00a0 need for the youths\u00a0 to\u00a0 be given a chance and be integrated into the traditional institution\u00a0 , he expressed happiness that Mgbidi has keyed into the idealogy , he highlighted that\u00a0 his Ozo title was given\u00a0 a contemporary touch\u00a0 to market\u00a0 the Igbo culture to the outside world, he said, \u201cWe are naturally born storytellers, people just look at us for our ideas, the Ozo title has been there, but with my emergence, I want to revive it so that young people of Igbo extraction will key into the Ozo titleship\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Nze Ugochukwu urged Igbos to be proud of their rich tradition together with its attribute and organized status. Nze Ugochukwu seized the platform to reel out some notable achievements aimed at promoting Mgbidi and Igboland in general, he said \u201cI have digitalized Umuekwe history, if you are a child of Umuekwe residing in any part of the world you can browse and know the seven villages in Mgbidi you can see how the Aka ji Ofo has been moving and other activities\u201d he submitted.<\/p>\n
Nze Ugochukwu also made known his Akurulo app powered by Tech and the need for people to invest in Igboland (Alaigbo), he maintained that the Akurulo, courtesy of an Mgbidi son will be beneficial to the 5 eastern states in igbo land.<\/p>\n
Expressing her happiness, wife of the celebrant, Mrs Ifeoma Ugochukwu said she feel blessed having Agu ji Ugo as her husband.<\/p>\n
In his remarks chairman of the occasion Nze Barrister Chike Ogbeleje expressed happiness on the emergence of Nze Ugochukwu as he showered his blessing on him.<\/p>\n
In a speech by the representative of Umunmaram Umuekwe in Mgbidi Autonomous Community, Sir Cyprian Ndubuisi Obiwuru who happened to be a family member of the celebrant said \u201cthe ancestors of Obi Mgbidi is behind Agu ji Ugo, Agu ji Ugo is like a son to me, he is a man that remembers his root, his grandfather late Chief Johnson Ugochukwu when he was a councilor in 1975-1976 dedicated this land to federal government to build this school, he submitted.<\/p>\n
Pouring encomium Nze Azuaka Nwata Obianwa from the village of Umuekwe ancient kingdom urged the younger generation to key into the Ozo title in their various communities.<\/p>\n
Chief Chukwuemeka Ndukaku (Anyanwu Iduu Eri)\u00a0 who came to felicitate with his friend gave kudos to Nze Ugochukwu who he said has been an arrow head in promoting Igbo culture.<\/p>\n
In their respective speeches Nze Felix Onwugbufor, Chief Ikechukwu Onwuka, urged the younger generation not to relent in keeping the Igbo tradition moving as the father of the celebrant Mr. Chinedu Bonanza Ugochukwu said \u201cI don\u2019t know somebody like this will come from my lineage, my son has made me proud.\u201d<\/p>\n
It will be recalled that prior to the reception, Nze Onyebuchi Victor Ugochukwu was conferred with Ozo title by Mgbidi head of Nze na Ozo in Umuekwe, Nze Akubueze Ohanusi, the event also witnessed Iwa Oji, cutting of cake, and cultural dance steps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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