Uche Osunkwo
In what could be described as a historic gesture, a special delegation of the frontline Igbo Language and Culture preservation and promotion movement, Otu-Suwakwa-Igbo Initiative Nigeria (OSIIN), embarked on an official homage to the body's aging founder and pioneer leader, Prof Pita Ejiofor, who is a former Vice-Chancellor and emeritus Professor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.
The gesture, meant to interact, brief and keep the retired Management Expert and ex University Helmsman abreast of developments in the Igbo-culture protection society, as well as monitor his condition in retirement, met with success in its mission.
Led on the trip by the society's current Leader, Venerable Patrick Udalo Okoye, the delegation gave the one-time member of Anambra State Executive Council an elaborate run-down of Otu-Suwakwa-Igbo affairs, unhurriedly explaining and supplying answers to satisfy his posers and questions.
The lengthy interactive session featured robust exchange of ideas and in-depth discussions among the respected hosting egghead and his visitors
Earlier while welcoming the delegation, Prof Ejiofor, who has the prestigious traditional title of 'Ohamadike' (Eminent Warrior), along with his wife, Lolo Dr Ejiofo, presented the cultural cola-nut with which the 'ig'ofo' (cultural prayer) rite was performed by the elder statesman, community leader and prominent academic.
Among members of Otu-Suwakwa-Igbo delegation were a Catholic clergyman, Rev Fr Rich Ekegbo, who is the body's Public Relations Officer (PRO), and a popular Media and Public Relations Consultant, Mr Uche Osunkwo.