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Seeing my kinsmen and women enjoying Amala Day with Adire attire to match today (Sunday, 27th July) at Owerri brings back awesome memories of my stay at Prefab Estate.
Owerri, Imo state is where I had my foundation of learning the Igbo language and culture. I was there for two full years.

Aladimma was not far from us. That was where FUTO was before they moved to Obinze. General Hospital was there and I hope it is still there. We went to Ikenegbu for church services.
WAEC buiding shared a fence with us and was almost completed when I left Owerri.
Radio programs from Imo Broadcasting Corporation helped me a lot in understanding the language.

If you haven't travelled, you mightn't understand some of these nostalgic feelings!
Photo credit: Igbo Daily.

jmoore:
Amala day in Imo state

Amala day in Imo state

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jmoore:
Misinformation minister. I won't argue with you. That's your job, to spread misinformation.

Putindbutt:
It is ibos who normally celebrate Amala day in SE.. there's nothing special in it, ibos do celebrate yam festival outside SE.

madridguy:
They are exercising their right as a bonafide citizens of the Great Nigeria.

They are not asking Imo state government to stop teaching Ibo in their schools.

They are not calling Imo state no mans land.

They are not installing Oni-Imo of Imo kingdom.

madridguy:
They are exercising their right as a bonafide citizens of the Great Nigeria.

They are not asking Imo state government to stop teaching Ibo in their schools.

They are not calling Imo state no mans land.

They are not installing Oni-Imo of Imo kingdom.

jmoore:
Misinformation minister. I won't argue with you. That's your job, to spread misinformation.

jmoore:
Misinformation minister. I won't argue with you. That's your job, to spread misinformation.

Putindbutt:
Who are the organisers?, Ibos. If Yoruba joined in to participate, there's no offense in it.

Gerhards:
I didn’t know Igbos are very powerful to extend of asking Lagos government to stop teaching Yoruba language in Lagos, the joke is on you, Anyway Lagos remains no man’s land

ibechris:
Last time I travelled to my village,I saw many Yorubas in my village and I just laugh.

U see tribalism...a taylor in my hamlet from Ekiti state has a farm land he is farming on,he said he prays to find a woman to marry here.

He personally told me,his parents were against his decision to settle in the east but he never knew they were all wrong.

He was the one who sewed my dad's clothes during my aunty's burial.

In our community market,I met them plenty...but the way we IGBOS shield strangers,it is against our tradition and culture to endanger a sojourner in our land.
That is why u will hear this saying in igbo land as a whole that "Onye ọbịa enweghị onye iro"

We protect strangers,guard them,feed them when necessary and fight our brothers and sisters because of them.

I am not making out words. That is igbos for u any day.
We don't think of anyone dominating us,we believe in division of labour.

Slytiger:
Excellent people with good manners respecting their host. Unlike the man below who likes denigrating others.

CannibalEast:
So the man even confessed he's a scammer

CannibalEast:
They're first class citizen of Nigeria and they have right to do whatever they want in Imo state.nobody can stop them from doing it,the worst you can do is go there and eat amala

Slytiger:
That is one of his legacy. Aside not wearing boxers and cloths.

Anyway, make we enjoy amaka day

jmoore:
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SoftSport:
Paid Igbo youths disguising as Yorubas all in a bid to paint a false narratives that the Yorubas are free in Igbo land... DOA.