Obi of Onitsha to celebrate Ofala festival from October 18
Nnaemeka Achebe, the Obi of Onitsha, is set to celebrate the Ofala festival from October 18 in Anambra state.
This was disclosed on Monday in a statement by the Ofala steering committee.
The festival is a celebration of the monarch’s annual emergence from seclusion, a period when he negotiates the fortunes of the kingdom.
This year’s celebration is themed: ‘Courage, Perseverance, and Self-Reliance (Onye kwe, Chi’e ekwe)’, to reflect the monarch’s message of hope and resilience in the face of prevailing hardship in the country.