Ada, Opara Imo Winners Emerge – Get Brand New Cars

Gov. Rochas Okorocha exchange hands with the participants at the event

The Imo State governor Owelle Rochas exchange hands with the participants at the event.

The Owerri Capital City of Imo State was agog as winners of Ada-Imo and Opara-Imo emerge from youths numbering over 1000 from the 27 Local Government Areas of the state.

Miss Anabel Obianugu Amadi, a 300 level student of Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) from Aboh Mbaize emerged the 2013 Ada-Imo while
one Kenneth Nwadike from Mbano Isiala LGA came was crowned the Opara.

The winners went home each with a cash gift of 1 million Naira, a brand new car and a trip to South Africa and a brand new bus for their community.

In his remarks, Imo state governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha said that the competition was organized to promote and re-invigorate Igbo tradition and culture which are fast eroding.

He explained that culture and tradition are the image and mirror with which the outside world view the life-style and the cultural heritage of Ndigbo.

The governor called on all Imolites to ensure the preservation age-long tradition and culture which in turn would promote respect and dignity for the people of the state and Igbos in general.

He reiterated the need to act quickly against the ugly influence of western culture that may destroy the psyche of our generation unborn.

In his opening remark, the speaker Imo State House of Assembly; Rt. Hon. Benjamine Uwajumogu, who also was the chairman of the occasion, commended Gov. Owelle Rochas Okorocha for the revolution being witnessed in the state in the area of infrastructural development and promotion of Igbo tradition, culture and tourism.

In her own remarks, the Commissioner for Community Government Council, the organizers of the event, Barr. Ugochi Nnanna Okoro applauded the governor for approving the competition as well as providing the financial requirement for the competition.

She said that the competition is aimed at redefining and promoting of Igbo culture and tradition.

The commissioner added that the first winners would go home with a brand new car, one million naira and a trip to South Africa while their communities get brand new buses.

The first runners-up will go home with one million naira and a trip to Abuja while the second runners-up receive five hundred thousand naira and a weekend holiday at Concorde hotel, Owerri.

Highlight of the occasion was the presentation of the cheques and awards to the winners by Gov. Owelle Rochas Okorocha