Egbu community celebrate Mgbu gbu uzo cultural festival




Egbu is in Owerri North Local Government in Imo state , it is one of the Ala –Enyi  communities but have close a relationship with Awaka, Ihitte –Ogada,  Uratta,  and Owerri n’ichi-ise, Naze, still maintain an outstanding  cultural history known as Mgbu gbu Uzo  which started 200years ago.

It is been celebrated annually at Ogodo central primary school Egbu and according to H.R.H Eze Nnanna Orisakwe Felix Egbukole (Ochoronma  v of Egbu Autonomous community )  said  before the celebration of Mgbu gbu Uzo cultural festival the community will go into twenty days  truce and everybody is expected to live in peace with his brothers no fighting or quarreling  of any kind then keep your environment clean even after the cultural festival   and the chief priest is expected to

bring warriors for fortification  at Otamiriri where the shrine is located  and  the Mgbu gbu Uzo is celebrated with cooked corn and fish with good music tune and dance from umu Ada Egbu  and women who are colourfully dressed men dress in Ishi Agu attire according to the President  General of Egbu town Assembly Prof. Sidney Iheanyi Onyeagu  pleaded with the Imo state Government  his excellency Owelle Rochas Okorocha the Exceutive Governor of Imostate to help Egbu community to control the erosion crisis that is occurring at Umu -Ayalu which flood from Emekuku, Awaka and Mbaise due to on going Road construction calling on the contractors to fix the road  with proper drainage system and the Mgbu Uzo cultural festival was held on the 5th of August 2017.

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