Under the watchful eyes of chief Debe Ojukwu ,the Akpunwa of Igboland
and Akajioforndigbo Ezeoba Ramas Asuzu of Nri kingdom, miss ogwueleka
Chidalu emerged the 8th most beautiful igbo girl, The Adandiigbo and current
Title holder of the prestigious igbo pageant crown in far away Awka .Anambra
state . The event which happened at emmaus house Awka by 4 pm was graced by the
most important people in the igbo polity and captains of industry , patriotic
igbo men and women turned up in their numbers to show solidarity with this huge
project that is in its eight year . Some of the people that were visited by the
contestants while in camp included the ikenga dr dozie Ikedife ,igwe of awka
Eze uzu 11,igwe orizu of nnewi , the commander of the Biafran Airforce
during the war the women affairs commissioner , the information commissioner
the anambra house of Assembly ,etc It should be recalled that this years event
marked the very first emergency session for a Pageant in the
Anambra state House of Assembly. Speaking at an interview the Pageant President
Mazi onyechere MacRobinson Anele. Described the contest as a means of returning
the lost glory of the culture of the Igbos internationally , as well as,
protecting the girlchild which very few organisations seem to care about , what
happens to the woman if her teenage years are not protected ,accounted
and cared for? .its not all about women organisations ,the girl child
should be protected too. The cultural pageant is for igbo girls between
the ages of 16 -30 and has been previously held in Imo enugu abia port harcourt
and lagos states . Hrm Ogwueleka chidalu is a native of Nnewi in
Anambra state HRM chidalu has promised to be a role model for every Igbo
girl .details of the pageant are available on www.Adandiigbo.blogspot.com
NDI-IGBO NWERE MMADU....congrats to our new queen. HRM ogwueleka Chidalu.
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