{"id":3516,"date":"2012-11-21T16:10:38","date_gmt":"2012-11-21T16:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/?p=3516"},"modified":"2012-11-21T16:10:38","modified_gmt":"2012-11-21T16:10:38","slug":"ozuruimo-cultural-carnival-to-boost-tourism-in-imo-says-okorocha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/?p=3516","title":{"rendered":"OZURUIMO CULTURAL CARNIVAL TO BOOST TOURISM IN IMO, SAYS OKOROCHA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/owellel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3517\" title=\"owellel\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/owellel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/owellel.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/owellel-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Imo state governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has said that the 2012<br \/>\nOzuruimo cultural festival will boost the tourism potentials of the<br \/>\nstate in line with the Rescue Mission Agenda of his administration.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Rochas Okorocha, state this at Imo Concorde Hotel Owerri<br \/>\nduring the official flag off ceremony of 2012 Ozuruimo cultural<br \/>\ncarnival.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Okorocha, also said that the responsibility of preserving and<br \/>\nprotecting the Igbo\u2019s culture has fallen on the new generation, and<br \/>\nadvised that all efforts should be geared towards keeping our culture<br \/>\nalive.<\/p>\n<p>The governor explained that the 2012 Oruruimo festival will be sued to<br \/>\nshowcase the culture of Imo people so that Nigerians and outside world<br \/>\nwill know that Imo not only produces that best brains but also the<br \/>\nbest cultures in the world.<\/p>\n<p>He disclosed that the carnival floats will include the Governor\u2019s<br \/>\ntrain, Deputy Governor, SSG, the State ministries among others.<\/p>\n<p>The governor also said that all traditional rulers in the state would<br \/>\ncome out with their cabinet members in their carnival train as well as<br \/>\nthe tertiary institutions in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the level of developments in the state, he said that Imo<br \/>\nstate will be ranking the best state in no distant time in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, in an address of welcome, presented by the Commissioner for<br \/>\nCulture and Tourism, Barr. Lady Ugochi Nnanna Okoro, thanked Gov.<br \/>\nRochas Okorocha for his vision.\u00a0 She said that the essence of Ozuruimo<br \/>\ncultural festival, is to inspire Imo people to cherish their rich<br \/>\ncultural heritage and at the same time serve to foster a dynamic<br \/>\nre-evaluation of their cultural past with the social economic changes<br \/>\nof time.<\/p>\n<p>In an opening remarks, the chairman of the occasion, Senator Osita<br \/>\nIzunaso, extolled governor Rochas Okorocha for his love for culture,<br \/>\nand assured that the best in Ozuruimo will come out in this 2012<br \/>\nevents and urged Imolites to support the 2012 Ozuruimo festival which<br \/>\nwill help to showcase the culture of Imo people to the outside world.<\/p>\n<p>Adding his voice, the chairman planning committee of Ozuruimo 2012,<br \/>\nMr. Paddy Obinna, thanked Governor Okorocha for giving him the<br \/>\nopportunity to serve, and at the same time, outline the activities<br \/>\nlined up the cultural celebration.<\/p>\n<p>He appealed to all Imolites to support the cultural festival that<br \/>\nhappens to be the best in the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imo state governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has said that the 2012 Ozuruimo cultural festival will<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-xtra"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>OZURUIMO CULTURAL CARNIVAL TO BOOST TOURISM IN IMO, SAYS OKOROCHA -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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