The Anambra State Government has finally given its approval for the celebration of Imo-Awka Festival cautioning celebrants and residents to conduct themselves respectfully and ensure that they do not block major roads.
Imo-Awka Festival, an annual cultural event of the people of Awka to celebrate the god of fertility and purification is scheduled to hold on May 23.
The government had earlier called for a shift in the date of the festival, insisting that it fell on a day of the primary elections of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, the ruling party in the state.
They earlier posited that with two big events holding on the same day, would mean security will be split which will not be proper, hence the need to shift the festival.
But in a letter released by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, which was signed by the Commissioner, Udorji Amedu and addressed to the President General, Awka Development Union and copied to His Royal Highness, Gibson Nwosu, Eze Uzu Il (the Traditional Ruler of Awka and the Leadership of Ozo Awka Society), the state government said the celebration can go on.
