Itsekiri Anxiously Wait For The World Cultural Festival

[Shola Sholaz]

Culture is a strong instrument for peace, development and national unity. One can see a number of ways in which culture plays an important role in development. First, the culture industry is a dynamic and prosperous sector of the economy that provides fabulous avenues for development through growth and employment.
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Secondly, we all know the popular saying that "culture is what remains when everything has been forgotten." Culture is what remains when everything has been lost. It was not therefore surprising that United Nations identified culture as strategic resource for development.
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Itsekiri Cultural Renaissance, powered by Itsekiri Cultural Renaissance Initiative, adopted culture as an instrument for peace and development. And when the  First Itsekiri World Cultural Festival was organised by Itsekiri Cultural Renaissance on  28 December, 2009, Delta State came to standstill.Traditional rulers from all the ethnic nationalities in Delta State graced the occasion.
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During the maiden edition of the Cultural Festival, some prominent Itsekiri, who had directly or indirectly impacted on the development and promotion of the Itsekiri rich culture were honoured, amongst whom were Dr. Emmanuel Ewetan Uduaghan, Madam Julie Coker and Mr. Tony Omabuwa.

[Folami David]

The Itsekiris are always celebratory when it comes to important festivals like this. I'm in no way surprised about this news.