By Nkiru Anakor
Hon. Okwudili Ezenwankwo, popularly known as Ewepudike Nanka, on August 15 joined indigenes and residents of Ugwu Umuagu Village, Ufuma, to celebrate their 2026 Carnival Day.
The colourful event attracted members of the community, visitors and indigenes from home and abroad, featuring cultural displays and the launching of a health centre project designed to improve healthcare delivery and the wellbeing of residents.
Hon. Ezenwankwo commended the organisers, particularly the Deputy Director-General of the Okwudili Ezenwankwo Campaign Organisation, Hon. Sampson Odira Unorji, and the village leadership for sustaining the community’s cultural heritage and promoting initiatives that foster unity among the people.
He reaffirmed his commitment to grassroots engagement, cultural preservation and programmes aimed at advancing the welfare and development of communities across orumba.
In a related engagement, Hon. Ezenwankwo made a brief appearance at a meeting of the NDC in orumba north, where he received a warm welcome from a large gathering of party members, supporters and political leaders. The reception, according to his campaign organisation, further demonstrated the strength of the party’s grassroots network in the area and its resolve to promote service-oriented leadership.
Those present included the Anambra State Chairman of the NDC, Rt. Hon. Ikem Uzoezie; former Orumba North Local Government Chairman and chief host, Hon. Okey Enekwe; former member representing Orumba North in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon. Romanus Obi; and the NDC Chairman in Orumba North, Hon. Chike Izuegbunam, among other leaders and stakeholders.
The engagements provided an opportunity for Hon. Ezenwankwo to celebrate the cultural heritage of ufuma while reaffirming the importance of community participation, grassroots mobilisation and collective efforts towards the development of orumba north.
Nkiru Anakor is of the Ministry of Information and Value Reformation, Anambra State
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