The event took place at the Greater Accra National Sports Stadium and it attracted people from all walks of life, even as the Royal father also witnessed the Greater Accra Regional Executive Inauguration Ceremony.
In his remarks HRM, Dr Ihenetu said: “I’m using this opportunity to call on African traditional rulers for us to promote our culture through African games. In all our areas of endeavours, we should project it untill African games attain the same level with Western games. Take a look at almost all the international sporting events, be it FIFA, CAF, Commonwealth games and the Olimpics, almost all games we are promoting are western and Asian games.
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“But thank God for Ghana Cultural Games Association for this initiatives. They have come out to promote African indigenous games. A time has come when we must promote our own games so that they could also feature in international games like Olympic and the commonwealth games.
Come 2022, Ghana would be hosting All African Games and when you look at the entire lists, no single indigenous African game is included, Today the association has come out with spectacular games that will feature during that event. I urged all African traditional rulers to come out with games that will feature alongside other western games”, he said.
Furthermore, HRM Ihenetu who is also the Assistant Publicity Secretary Association of Ndieze Ndigbo in the Diaspora said one of his principal responsibility as paramount King of Ndigbo in Ghana is to promote and project Igbo culture positively adding that the move was already yielding the desired results.
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On what he has done so far in promoting Igbo culture in the Diaspora, HRM Dr Ihenetu mentioned the recent successful celebration of Igbo Day/Iriji 2021 which attracted people and dignitaries from across Ghana and other West African countries. The royal father said the festival showcased Igbo culture and portrayed us as highly civilised people.
“In order to also make administration of Igbo people in Ghana easy, Obi Ndigbo Palace kingmakers in conjunction with myself as the Paramount Eze, crowned Eze Udo in some of the Local Governments and regions in Ghana. With this measure, governance is brought closer to the people.” The royal Father also added that his appointment as Patron of Cultural Games Association, Ghana will further encourage him to do more in promoting Igbo culture in the Diaspora.
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