Ngbo Speaks with One Voice: 2025 Ngbo Day Ends with Bold Resolutions on Unity, Culture, Rights
Nkechinyere Ewa
The 2025 Ngbo Day Celebration has ended on a high note, with the people of Ngboejeogu adopting far-reaching resolutions aimed at strengthening unity, security, cultural values and sustainable development of the Ngbo Nation.
The week-long celebration featured a rich blend of social, educational and civic activities, including a novelty football match between Ngboejeogu medical doctors and lawyers at Central School, Ngbo; a general clean-up exercise at Okwo Ngbo Market; and the disbursement of bursary awards to over 200 university and polytechnic students by the Engr. Emma Eze Foundation. The event climaxed with a special thanksgiving service at the Anglican Church, Ukpeshi, Umuogudu Oshia Ngbo.
Sons and daughters of Ngboejeogu from within and outside Ebonyi State attended the celebration in large numbers.
A major highlight of the event was the annual Citizens Linkage, a general assembly where the people reviewed the socio-political, cultural and economic state of the Ngbo Nation. Presided over by the President of the Ngbo Leaders Council, Dr. Emmanuel Etu Odo, the forum followed the 2025 State of Ngbo Nation Address delivered at Amoffia Town Hall on Saturday, December 13, 2025.
At the end of deliberations, a communiqué was issued with key resolutions, including a review of aspects of the 2023 Ngboejeogu General Assembly decisions. The assembly clarified that the Ngbo Leaders Council never banned masquerades but restricted masquerading strictly to designated playgrounds, prohibiting their presence on major roads, markets and other public places. It was further resolved that masquerade activities must not cause physical, metaphysical or any form of harm, in line with existing local government legislation.
The people also reaffirmed the ongoing enforcement of previous resolutions, including the ban on the sale of illicit drugs and dangerous substances, the sale of charms at Okwo Market, activities of voodoo and witchcraft practitioners, and multiple taxation in Ngbo land.
On new and emerging issues, the assembly unanimously declared Ngboejeogu one united, indivisible and indissoluble nation whose unity must be protected and preserved across generations. While affirming the value of Ngbo culture, the people resolved that cultural practices must align with modern realities, stressing that any tradition inimical to human dignity or communal survival must be redefined or abolished.
The assembly upheld alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in Ngbo land, with the caveat that they must conform with Nigerian laws and be guided by expert legal advice where necessary.
In a landmark resolution, the people agreed that female offspring should inherit their father’s privately owned landed property where no male child exists, while communal land inheritance will continue to follow Ngbo native law. The Ngbo Nation also formally condemned and prohibited female genital mutilation in all parts of Ngbo land.
On economic and educational development, the assembly reaffirmed its insistence on democratically constituted leadership of major markets, especially Okwo Market, rejecting the imposition of caretaker committees. The people further resolved to promote quality and holistic education, rejecting mushroom schools, examination malpractice and substandard learning, while pledging continued support to government efforts in sanitising the education sector.
The resolutions, participants said, reflect a collective resolve to build a peaceful, progressive and inclusive Ngbo Nation anchored on unity, justice and sustainable development.
