His Royal Highness, Igwe Dr. Oranu Chris Chidume, Eze Ana-Ukwu, Eze Igulube, Igwe Omor has impressed on the indigenes of Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra State the need to shun violence and embrace peaceful coexistence in order to foster development in the community.
Igwe Chidume, who made this call during the new yam festival celebration, noted that love for one another would help in fostering peace and development in the entire community.
While noting that Omor Kingdom is an agrarian society, explaining that new yam festival is an age-long tradition that ushers in the eating of new yam as yam is considered the most important of all crops in the Igbo tradition.
On the crises in the communities, the royal father observed that normalcy has returned to the entire Ayamelum Local Government.
“The unfortunate incident that occurred on the 15th of May 2021, is that some Omor people were kidnapped on the federal high way, and the former Chief Judge of Anambra State was attacked. We cried out and the Anambra State Government set up a panel to look into the matter and I am very hopeful that the panel will do justice to the whole presentation from Omor and Anaku towns as both communities have submitted their positions.”
Aslo speaking on the occasion, former Chief Judge of Anambra State, Hon. Justice Paul Obidigwe (rtd), who is also a member of the Supreme Council of Omor kingdom, noted that new yam festival is done at the beginning of yam harvest.
In his remarks, Chief Julius Okeke Ofodile, who is also the Secretary General to Omor Royals Cabinet, stated that the new yam signifies a well-known culture in Igbo land, which cannot be neglected, that is why Omor Kingdom is celebrating it.
