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OMU JOSEPHINE NWANNABUOGWU VISITS OMU ANIOMA ON HER BIRTHDAY

 OMU JOSEPHINE NWANNABUOGWU VISITS OMU ANIOMA ON HER BIRTHDAY 



- Emeka Esogbue


The socio-cultural relationship between the people of Ibusa and Okpanam, two sisterly communities in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State was boosted with the historic visit of HRH Obi Josephine Nwannabuogwu, the Omu of Ibusa to HRM Obi Dr. Martha Dunkwu, the Omu of Okpanam/Anioma on Wednesday. 


It was the 67th birthday anniversary of HRM Obi Dr. Martha Dunkwu, the Omu of Okpanam/Anioma in what was widely celebrated and Obi Nwannabuogwu's beautiful gesture was the historic visit to her Okpanam Palace which added glamour to the celebration of the Nne Oha on a day that the social media was also awash with felicitations for the Anioma Queen Mother. 


Dressed in her usual Akwa-Ocha attire, supported with beads and a red cap to traditionally harmonize her attire, Omu Nwannabuogwu in the company of her Nzele Omu entourage was seen making her way to the Palace of the Omu of Anioma, one of the most visited Anioma sites in recent times. The Omu Igbuzo with her retinue of followers was well received by HRM Obi Dr. Martha Dunkwu, her host.


The visit was historic in several ways. First, it is the first time that the elegant Omu Igbuzo would visit the Queen Mother of this nature since her coronation in Ibusa. Second, the visit is memorable in that such a visit from Omu Igbuzo to Omu Okpanam has not been experienced in the past decades. If any ever existed, it is not in recorded history and not also publicized. 


Beaming with smiles, the Omu of Anioma thanked her guest while commending her visit as a development geared towards the traditional upliftment, belief, and love for her and what the Omu institution generally stands for.


Although the visit of Omu of Ibusa, HRH Obi Josephine Nwannabuogwu was intended to felicitate with her host on her birthday, the visit is also the first to be made to the Okpanam Palace since her coronation.


In April, HRH Obi Josephine Nwannabuogwu was crowned the Omu of Ibusa and HRM Obi Dr. Martha Dunkwu did not only attend the ceremony that took place inside the Umuodafe Kefas Park of the community but stood firmly behind Omu Josephine to ensure that the institution was successfully revived in the community. 


Omu Josephine has only found a way to also pay the Omu of Anioma a thank-you visit in her Okpanam Palace. 


In her birthday message, HRH Obi Josephine Nwannabuogwu described the Omu Anioma affectionately, as "a Queen of Beauty, a Royal Mother and a mentor without barriers."


She prayed to the Almighty God to bless her with long life and good health. 


"The Omu Anioma has tirelessly and historically written her name in the sands of time where posterity will remember her for greatness," she concluded.


The Nne Oha was presented with beautiful beads by Omu Josephine Nwamnabuogwu, her guest.

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