From Uche Nnorom, Makurdi
The paramount traditional ruler of Idoma people world-wide, Agaba-Idu, John Elaigwu Odogbo, Och’Idoma has stressed the urgent need to preserve the Idoma culture.
He said towards this end, plans are underway to institute an Idoma theatre series aimed at preserving the Idoma cultural heritage.
Odogbo made the disclosure in an excerpt from his speech delivered at the weekend during the 2022 Convention of Idoma Association in USA.
The royal father said with his recent ascension to the throne of Idoma kingdom, it was time to begin telling “our own story.”
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