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Celebrating Ibusa culture and national values by Ogbor Ahor Aya Bie Age Grade

By: Ike Abiagom

Culture is said to be a people’s way of life. Promoting indigenous culture can positively affect national values. It is also a belief that has existed for ages, and passed from generation to generation. To this, every tribe within and outside Nigeria has a culture by which they are identified.
In Ibusa land, for example, there are many cultures that exist such as New Yam Festival, Iwu Festival and more. These to a large extent has one benefit or the other for the people.

This year New Yam Festival was held to commemorate the time of harvest, as part of the event organised by Ibusa Age
grade” Ogbor Ahor Aya Bie”,Hundreds of age grades came together to celebrate the New Yam Festival in a flock of
traditional outfits at Kefas Amusement Park in Ibusa. The celebration continued with live music led by Mr Small and dance
performances, along with Ibusa traditional food Pounded yam and while(Nsala) soup after which heavy downpour which is a
sign and significant of blessing to Ogbor Aya Bie age grade.

The occansion was well attended by many personalities like Ikwelle of Ibusa,High Chief Celestine Okafor,Ogiso Onowu Sunday Atuche,Mr Acho Nonyalim, Ogom Nwaoboshi, our Music Icon OGB Okonji to mention but a few .The Onyisi Ogbor Ahor Aya Bie, Henry Nkwuka said: “This is about giving God Almighty thanks for having planted and sprouted new warmth in the ground. We are celebrating a beautiful year of Harvest from God.”

We also want to bring our age grade closer as a united family. The most important thing about today is the togetherness and teaching our kids about the heritage of our culture. We are doing well to promote our culture and to obey and respect the law of the land.

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