- Ozigbo pledges uplift for tourism
By Emma Ogbuehi
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has shifted the inauguration of its Anambra governorship national campaign council, earlier scheduled for today, Monday, September 2, to Thursday, September 9. The exercise which was earlier fixed for Thursday, September 2, was shifted to Monday, Sept 6.
This comes on the heels of the promise by Valentine Ozigbo, the party’s flag-bearer in the November governorship election, to promote tourism with special attention to elevating the culture and traditions of the Igbo people if elected.
The latest shift in the inauguration of the campaign council is said to do with the inability of the governors on the platform of the party to attend due to an emergency gathering of the governors and other leaders across the country in Jos Plateau State over critical security issues.
According to a release attributed to the Director General of the PDP Governor’s Forum, CID Maduabum the request of the governors to adjourn till Thursday was in order to have the full impetus of the Governors at the event.
Ozigbo gave the assurance of promoting tourism, on Saturday, September 4, 2021, when he was a special guest at the 2021 New Yam Festival of His Royal Highness, Igwe Damian Ezeani, the traditional ruler of Neni in Anaocha Local Government Area of the southeastern state.
In his address at the occasion, Ozigbo said the cultural practices of the Igbo people, such as the New Yam festival, should be promoted to attract tourists from across the globe and become the envy of the world.
“Our cultural practices, such as the New Yam festival, are our unique identity. They represent who we are and how we can shape our future,” Ozigbo declared.
He added; “If we inject significant investment, creative energies, and business ideas into our culture and traditions, we will become the envy of the world.
“We must reflect on how to improve on our cultural practices so that we can attract the rest of the world”.
