Nnaemeka Achebe, the Obi of Onitsha, is set to celebrate the Ofala festival from October 22 to 23 at Ime Obi Onitsha, Anambra state. This was made known in a
Nnaemeka Achebe, the Obi of Onitsha, is set to celebrate the Ofala festival from October 22 to 23 at Ime Obi Onitsha, Anambra state.The festival, which would also mark the Obi’s 20th year on the throne, is a celebration of the monarch’s annual emergence from seclusion, a period when he negotiates the fortunes of the kingdom.
“The Ofala is the high point of the Onitsha ceremonial cycle. The Obi of Onitsha is the celebrant of this spectacle which is rooted in deep spirituality. The Ofala is an occasion for the monarch to fulfill certain obligations. “We shall now move on with the process of getting the Ofala, to attain the status of a major event in the Nigerian, and by extension in the West African cultural/tourism calendar.”
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