JAFAC foundation promotes culture in Imo

JAFAC foundation promotes culture in Imo

As Igbo culture and tradition is at the verge of sliding into extinction, due to negligence on the part of the owners of the culture and subsequent imposition of foreign culture on the people by modern technology, JAFAC foundation has rolled out a programme that will promote the culture and heritage of the Igbos. In view of the above, JAFAC foundation a non governmental organization and an organization that has been in existence for over 25yrs and has been helping the poor, the needy, widows, orphans, indigent people, the aged and the sick, recently donated a cultural dance trophy for all the communities in Orlu senatorial zone.

As the communities have been competing among themselves, the president of the foundation and the director general of JAFAC group of companies, Chief Felix Chidi Idiga revealed yesterday while chatting with journalists in his country home that the grand finale of the cultural dance would be tomorrow Saturday 21st of December 2013 at Premier Primary School.

Idiga noted that the grand finale would be a clash between the champions from communities that have so far emerged in the course of the competition, pointing out that who is who in Imo state and beyond would witness the occasion while the Governor of Imo state, Owelle Rochas Okorocha would be the guest of honour.

Sequel to the desire to better the lives of the youths and give them the leverage to achieve their God given talents, Chief Idiga revealed that he has donated a football trophy for youths which will kick off on the 4th of January 2014, adding that the foundation is interested in developing people, helping the poor and giving the down trodden the leverage to better their lives.

He also revealed that the foundation has completed plans to establish JAFAC international football team through which players in the area and the state at large would be sent to clubs abroad to better their lives, adding that Imo youths are talented and needed little push to shine.

The DG of JAFAC foundation also brought to the fore the on going eye treatment by a team of eye specialists from abroad and Nigeria as powered by JAFAC foundation to handle and treat all forms of eye problems free of charge while calling on the people of Orlu zone who have eye problems to take the advantage of the programme to treat their poor sight.

It is on the note, however that JAFAC foundation empowers 30 men and women every week in their empowerment programme and recently trained over 100 people in skill acquisition programme bringing the number that were trained in the skill acquisition programme in recent time to over 600.

In his words, the DG JAFAC foundation and a philanthropist of note revealed that over 2,000 people have benefitted from the foundation, adding that the foundation will not stop in its humanitarian activities as it has been propagated to help the poor.

It would be recalled that Chief Felix Chidi Idiga recently donated a science building to urban secondary school Umuna.

The major luster of tomorrow's event is that a popular musician Oba Omega (Kirikata Master) will be there live to thrill and add glamour to the traditional music fiesta.