Egemba Urges School Principals To Promote lgbo Language.
By Onyebuchi Onwuchekwa, Owerri
The Honorable Commissioner for Tourism, Hospitality and Culture, Imo State, Barr. Jerry Egemba,has urged school principals in lmo State to promote Igbo culture and encouraged parents to teach their children how to speak Igbo in their respective homes.
Hon Egemba
He noted that most of the children from Igbo extraction are losing grips with Igbo culture and language,as one will begin to imagine what will happen to Igbo children in diaspora.
He disclosed this during the black history month celebration in honour of Igbo black icons, organized by Blazing Youngsters Achievers Network in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism, Hospitality and Culture Imo State, held at Metro Event Center Owerri,on Friday 28, March 2025.
He said, ” government will continue to support initiatives that will uplift the youths,promote our cultural heritage, and position Imo State as a hub for creativity, talent, and tourism.
” Together, we will build a future where our history is not just remembered but lived with pride and purpose.
” I commend His Excellency,the Executive Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma, for his unwavering commitment to the development of our state,especially his remarkable support for youth empowerment,education,and cultural advancement.
” Under his leadership,Imo State has witnessed transformational progress in various sectors,and his vision for the youth remains a beacon of hope and inspiration”. He stated.
The Commissioner went further to appreciate governor Uzodimma for believing in young people,and for creating opportunities that allows them to thrive.
He thanked Black Youngsters and Achievers Network ( BYAN), for organizing the celebration in partnership with the government which reflect a shared vision of preserving Igbo heritage,while equipping the next generation for greatness,commended their relentless dedication to youth development and cultural preservation.
Egemba urged the students and young achievers who won prizes in Igbo language to embrace knowledge,to also take pride in their roots,and be ambassadors of Igbo reach culture wherever they go.
He described Igbo language as a superior language, while urging BYAN to ensure that they make the event clips available and accessable to Imo youngsters in diaspora, even as he thanked the Chairman of the occasion Hon. Modestus Abiazie Osakwe, Commissioner for Homeland Security and Vigilante Affairs Imo State for his role.
Also speaking, His Royal Highness Eze Luck Okoro PhD. The Secretary Imo State Council of Traditional Rulers, from Eziobodo Autonomous Community, in Owerri west,stressed the need for youngsters to prepare themselves for future advancement.
He advised the students to always maintain close relationship with their parents to learn from them,adding that it will enable them to trace their roots in the future.
Earlier, the Chairman of the occasion, Hon. Modestus Abiazie Osakwe, Commissioner for Homeland Security and Vigilante Affairs Imo State, expressed happiness for the wonderful displayed of art by the children who participated at the event.
He noted that art and history are interwined, stressed the need to reintroduce history in schools to enable the youngsters understand their own history.
Osakwe, commended the organizers for coming up with such an educative cultural event, he encouraged the youngsters to live up to expectations as they heard the history of the Late Onyeka Onwenu and their likes even as he assured them that tomorrow they will be equally be celebrated.
