Next generation telecommunication network, Globacom, has extended its sponsorship of the iconic Onitsha Ofala Festival for another three years with the recent signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the palace of the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe.
The signing of the new MoU coincided with the commencement of the 2017 Ofala which began with the Umatu Festival where the highly respected monarch performed the rites marking the end of the planting and starvation season and the beginning of the period of harvest and plenty for the people of the kingdom. Thereafter, the Obi goes into seclusion.
The MoU was signed on behalf of Onitsha kingdom by the Ogene Onira of Onitsha, Chief (Prof) Ngozi E. Okafor, while National Sales Coordinator, South East, Mr. Mike Ehumadu, signed on behalf of Globacom.
Obi Achebe expressed satisfaction with Globacom on its sponsorship of the festival in the last seven years, and conveyed his gratitude to the Chairman of Globacom, Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr., (GCON) for his efforts at promoting the cultural values of the Black Race.
Achebe urged all Onitsha sons and daughters and the entire people of Anambra State to patronise Globacom, saying that was the only way they could show appreciation for the support the proudly Nigeria network had given to them over the years.
Speaking earlier, Globacom’s National Sales Coordinator, South East, Mr. Mike Ehumadu announced that the company has renewed the sponsorship of Ofala Festival to demonstrate unimpeachable commitment to the promotion of the culture, customs and traditions of the Nigerian people.
He reassured the palace that Globacom would give international impetus to the festival, as it had done over the years, and make Ofala the cynosure of all other festivals in the Black race.
