Ibusa Community in Festac Celebrates First Iwaji Festival, Unveils Cultural History Book
Ibusa indigenes living in Lagos and their guests gathered in Festac to celebrate the branch’s first Iwaji, the community’s New Yam Festival. The event brought together members of the Ibusa Community Development Union and other Anioma community representatives. A lecture on the history and customs of Iwaji highlighted the festival’s role in preserving Ibusa heritage. Attendees were urged to sustain the unity and cultural values that connect Ibusa people at home and in the diaspora. The gathering also featured the public unveiling of a book documenting the Ibusa Iwu Festival. Cultural dances and the traditional presentation of yam tubers rounded off the celebration. Ibusa is a community in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State.
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