Glo-sponsored Ofala starts with Arts Exhibition

The commercial city of Onitsha is agog as the 2018  Ofala Festival, sponsored by  Globacom, kicked off  with  Oraeze International Arts Exhibition.

Over 100 artists from Nigeria and the Diaspora are participating in the Exhibition which will run through the period of the festival. The festival will also feature Youth Carnival for the youth age-grade competitions which will be held on October 5, and the Ofala and Azu Ofala festivals which come up by weekend.

Globacom, in a statement, expressed its delight for sponsoring the festival  for eight years running, adding that the company had enjoyed “the privilege of partnering with the Onitsha Palace as the  official sponsor of the age-long Ofala Festival following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Onitsha people in 2011”.

Globacom assured lovers of Nigerian culture and tradition of a rich and delightful entertainment.

As part of activities lined up for the  Ofala  and Azu Ofala  festivals, Onitsha sons and daughters and other dignitaries will converge at the Ime Obi, Onitsha palace ground where they will be addressed by the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe, Agbogidi.

“In addition to the usual activities, Globacom will host a grand Royal Banquet in honour of the Agbogidi on Monday, October 8, at the Dolly Hills Hotel, Onitsha, during which different mouth-watering prizes will be presented to the winners of the various age-grade competitions held in the course of the festival”, the statement added.

Globacom disclosed further that it “remains focused on our promise of making Ofala Onitsha the biggest festival ever in Black Africa. For the 2018 edition of the festival, participants and tourists who will be part of the celebrations stand the chance of winning several fantastic prizes at the Globacom pavilion within the Ime Obi”.

Globacom has added colour and grandeur to the Ofala festival celebrations since the commencement of the sponsorship in 2011. The company recently signed an agreement to extend the sponsorship to 2019.