By Marylovina Ezenekwe
Agbiligba Village in Nanka, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, has rewarded winners of its annual yam competition with motorcycles, wheelbarrows and head pans.
The prizes were presented during the annual village’s New Yam Festival held on Sept. 26 at Primary School Field, Agbiligba Nanka.
Mr Okechukwu Obiagwu (Solokotoo) emerged overall winner with a yam weighing 91.1kg, while Mr Romanus Okoye, with 69.2kg, and Mr John Nwankwor, with 49.2kg, came second and third respectively.
Presenting the first-place prize, Orumba North and South House of Representatives aspirant under the NDC, and the son of the soil, Chief Dr. Okwudili Ezenwankwo (Ewepudike Nanka), commended the farmers for their hard work and wished them continued bumper harvests, assuring them that the prize would, in due time, be upgraded.
The chairman of the Occasion, Chief Christian Ezeokoli (Ebube-Nanka), CEO Visa groups of companies, who presented the second-place prize, also commended the organisers and participants for promoting agriculture and community development.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Agbiligba Development Union (ADU), Mr Ezenwankwo Daniel (Jamanze) welcomed everyone, commended all the kindreds for their maximum support to the progress and development of the village, and thanked God for the gift of life as well as bountiful harvest year.
Also, Rev. Canon Ifeanyi John Ezeike, PG Nanka Patriotic Union (NPU), earlier commended the Agbiligba Development Union. He described the new yam festival as a celebration of the community’s cultural heritage and an avenue for strengthening unity among the people.
Marylovina is of the Ministry of Information and Value Reformation, Anambra State
