A group, Organisation For the Advancement of Anioma Culture (OFAAC), has appealed to the governor of Delta State, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa, to restore Ekwumekwu Monument which was pulled down five years ago during the construction of a flyover bridge in Asaba, the state capital.

President of OFAAC,  Arc. Kester Ifeadi, who led his members to the governor, also intimated him about the activities lined up for this year’s Anioma Cultural Festival scheduled for Easter Monday, March 28.

Ekwumekwu was the political evolution of Anioma nation, with particular emphasis on its ethno-history.

According to Ifeadi, “Ekwumekwu among other landmark historical events represents for us, as a people, our vision and realities, the ennobling qualities of our people which reminds us of our past history, achievements and a feeling of national belonging.   We are emboldened to say that culture represents, the passed-down and learnt values of great antiquity and our capacity to adapt and fit ourselves into the world civilization without losing the intrinsic values of our heritage.”

The Ekwumekwu monument was sculpted by Augustus Iweke in 1995 and commissioned by the then Military Administrator of the state, Ibrahim Kefas.