Obosi community in Anambra celebrates octogenarians
The Obosi community in Anambra State on Saturday celebrated 180 of its people who had clocked between 80 years and 82 years of age. The celebration, locally referred to as ‘Ito-Ogbo’ and held under the aegis of ‘Udokamma’ age grade, drew well-wishers from across the country, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. Ito-ogbo, a traditional celebration of octogenarians of Obosi kingdom, is held triennially and attracts all sons and daughters of the land to celebrate the gift of longevity to the community. The celebrants receive the title of ‘Ogbueshi Nwoke’ for men and ‘Ogbueshi Nwanyi’ for the women. They are immediately exempted from paying taxes and participating actively in community service. The Corps Marshall of the FRSC and a traditional chief in Obosi community, Mr. Osita Chidoka, told NAN at the ceremony that the celebration was worth all the efforts put in place. “Ito-ogbo festival is significant in the life every Obosi man or woman; it is the time to celebrate the age grade th...
Comments
You definitely know what youre talking about, why throw away your intelligence on just posting videos to your site when you could be giving us something enlightening to read?
Stop by my web-site Theme Park Windows 8