Empowers over 20 indigent widows_ The Traditional Prime Minister of Abagana Kingdom, Njikoka LGA, Anambra State, His Regency, Dr Nwachukwu Anakwenze, on Tuesday, 19th August, 2025, celebrated the New Yam Festival in grand style.The 2025 New Yam Celebration which took place at his Country home, Umudunu, Abagana, attracted dignitaries from within and outside the state and the country.Speaking on the occasion, Chief Dr Anakwenze noted that Ndigbo rich cultural heritage, most notable among them is the New Yam Festival.He described the festival as one of the cardinal ways of promoting and preserving rich Igbo cultural heritage for upcoming generations.He added that the crop is celebrated by Ndi Igbo because of its speciality among all crops, calling for sustenance of the age long tradition that has kept the Igbo identityThe Regent, noted that the festival had distinguished them as people that cherish their heritage.“We have one of the richest cultures in the world, with culture you give yourself dignity, you give yourself respect and you know yourself”Onowu Anakwenze expressed gratitude to God for keeping them to celebrate this year’s festival, reminding the people of the need for a sustained cultivation of the crop for their economic sustainability.He noted that new Yam festival had existed for ages and serves as a moment of thanksgiving to God.”Yam is the king of crops. We are using it to thank God for helping us grow the food that we will eat for the next year. The same crop helps us to pay school fees, medical bills and we have food at home.“So, we are just thanking God, this is like a Godly event, thanking God for what He has done for us”He, then, called on Ndigbo to give more attention to productive economy and agriculture as done by their forefathers.Dr Anakwenze, the CEO of Global Care Medical Group, enumerated efforts being made to accelerate development of the community to include rehabilitation of hospitals and construction of Computer Hubs in different parts of the community.According to him, other projects established to provide jobs are Piggery, fishery, farm settlement among others.He further explained that with the support of Abagana natives in the diaspora, intervention measures would also be undertaken in the areas of security, nutrition and welfare programs.”We want to get the lives of our people better by giving them good living. We want to improve their standard of living. Leadership is about protecting lives and property and giving them good living.“We have serious agenda program to improve our local hospitals, education sector, computer hubs, security and good nutrition. Abagana people in diaspora have contributed a lot of money for these developmental projects”The Regent also highlighted that his Foundation had over the years empowerment youths, widows and the less privileged in various fields of endeavour to be productive and less dependent.Highlights of the event include cutting of the new Yam by the Regent, cultural dance, masquerade displays and empowerment of 20 widows and others.
