Igwe Oranu Of Omor Thanks God For Flood Free, Yam Festival In Anambra
Igwe Chidubem Oranu, of Omor, an agrarian community in Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra has expressed gratitude to God for a bountiful farming year.
Igwe Oranu who said this while speaking at the Pre New Yam festival news conference in Omor on Wednesday noted that the 2025 new yam festival would be the first without flooding since 2012.
The Omor new yam festival which announces the commencement of the harvest season will hold on Aug. 23.
The traditional ruler said the festival in previous years had been bedevilled with premature harvesting and flood water.
He said the 2025 farming season was peaceful and bountiful.
According to him, yam is the king of yarn in Igbo land and for us in Omor, it is highly cultural because it marks the beginning of the harvest season.
“This year’s celebration is going to be different and special because for the first time in a very long time, we have always had premature harvesting because of flooding.
“Even though the water is coming, it has not reached the emergency stage,” he said.
Igwe Oranu said in appreciation, it was expected that sons and daughters with lovers of Omor would return home and celebrate what would be the biggest festival in recent history.
He said Omor had the potential to address a good chunk of Anambra food supply need but said farmers faced challenges including bad road for easy evacuation of produce and lack of incentive.
Chief Cletus Nwalieji, a members of the cabinet chiefs who said the harvest in this year’s farming season was rich.
gave the run down of the programme of event.
Nwalieji said it would include ‘Igu Aro’ which is the marking of Igbo traditional calendar and Masquerade ministration when the traditional would be informed of the ancestors approval of the new yam festival,” he said.
