Igbos have been advised to curtail their huge expenditure on burial ceremonies. Rather, they have been told to channel parts of such funds to developing
Rather, they have been told to channel parts of such funds to developing their communities and empowering the living persons among them.
He described such expenditure as unhelpful to the economic development of the Igbo nation and called the practice “glutinous”. “Resources spent in organizing such burials could be better invested in youth empowerment or any other form of community development,” Agu said.
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