Emeka Esogbue

- High Chief Ifeanyichukwu Daddi Okeleke High Chief Ifeanyichukwu Daddi Okeleke, JP is a traditional chief, highly regarded by his Ibusa people. He is the Mgboko Isiga of Ibusa and Agunachemba of Ejeme. He is also a member of the Obuzor-in-Council and hails from Umueze quarters of the community. He is known for his outspokenness and respected for his stance. In this interview with EMEKA ESOGBUE, he highlights some of the challenges associated with Iwu Festival as celebrated by the people of Ibusa in Oshimili North Local Government Area and how these challenges can be remedied. Excerpts. Esogbue: As a well-known traditional chief in Ibusa with particular interest in our people’s culture, what have been your observances of Iwu Festival as celebrated by our people in recent times? Okekeke: Thank you very much, Emeka Esogbue. There is no gainsaying that the celebration of Iwu in Ibusa has lost the glamour that usually accompanied it. In the 70s early 8os, Ibusa sons and da...