By PAMELA EBOHAffair

Anambra State is set to celebrate the 2023 New Yam Festival in grand style with all the 21 local government areas of the state participating.

The event which is taking place for the first time in the state is organised by the Ministry of Culture and Local Government, Chieftaincy and Community Affairs.

According to the duo, the event slated for Saturday, October 21, 2023 will feature cultural display and the rich heritage of Ndị Igbo, as Anambra State set to celebrate its 2023 New Yam Festival.

The State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mr. Don Onyenji, and the Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Community Affairs, Tony Nwabunwanne, disclosed this in a jointly signed statement made available to newsmen in Awka.

The duo said that the 2023 Anambra New Yam Festival, is part of Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo’s vision to promote and showcase the Igbo cultural heritage to the world.

They said the event will hold at the Alex Ekwueme Square, Awka, and will feature ịwa ji, cultural displays by all the 21 local government areas, traditional wrestling, masquerades display, local cuisine and other side attractions.

The statement added: “All Traditional Rulers, President Generals, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, cultural organization, religious bodies, indigenes and non-indigenes are all invited.

They also revealed that the State Governor, Soludo, will be the Chief Host of the event, while the Traditional Ruler of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe, will be the Royal Father of the Day.

It added: “Come and join in celebrating our culture with splendor and spectacle. Anambra State, Light of the Nation. Let’s celebrate who we are.”