Chief
Pete Edochie, celebrated Nollywood actor had never hidden his disdain for men
who kneel to propose to a lady. His disdain was glaring again during the
Igboezuo Cultural Event at Nnewi on new year eve of 2020 which held at Kings
Palace Hotel Extension.
When
he was asked to project the virtues inherent to republican Igbos, he deviated
and took swipes at men who follow Western culture and kneel to propose to a
lady. He described it as incorrect.
L-R Chief Pete Edochie, Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife, Rev Lloyd Oforah, Rev Obinna Akukwe at Igboezuo Nnewi
According
to Pete Edochie " kneeling down to propose to a woman is totally wrong. It
is not our lifestyle. Kneeling down before a girl in Igboland means you are
handing over authority to her. Marriage in Igboland is when a lady gives her
husband to be wine while kneeling down. It signifies that the man has been accepted
as the husband . It is the lady who kneels before the husband and not the other
way round"
Pete
Edochie told the stunned audience that he has been married for fifty years and
and did not propose by kneeling and yet nobody has ever come to settle disputes
for him, and asked elders to correct younger generations who follow western
tradition. He attributed marital crisis in the family to lack of submission.
His
controversial remarks and insistence were received with cheers from the male
crowd at the event while the ladies murmured in protest.
The
former governor of Anambra State, Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife in his address, asked
Ndigbo to be circumspect wherever they are in order to avoid jealousy.
According to the octogenarian “our people should not go to a foreign land and
be bragging, and intimidating their host with their success. This has made
people to resent them everywhere. Igbos should make money in host communities,
but let us not be noisy about it and attract unnecessary jealousy.”
He
asked Ndigbo to put their acts together so they can be positioned to lead the
nation politically. He thanked the organizers for a wonderful evening.
The
Chairman of Ibeto Group of Companies, Chief Cletus Ibeto in his submission
praised the virtues of hardwork as the way Igbos will rise to the top. He used
himself as example and explained how he started his journey to fame and riches.
He promised to be available at any other Igboezue Cultural event.
Senator
Dr Ifeanyi Ubah promised to support another edition of Igboezue and asked the
organizers to continue the good works
The
Director-General of Igbo Mandate Congress, Rev Obinna Akukwe, described the
event as the peak of Igbo entertainment and praised the Onye-ije Media and Mazi
Ifeanyi Nwosu for an evening where Igbo cultural heritage is revived.
The
chief host, Mazi Ifeanyi Nwosu described himself as an Igbo comedian,Igbo
teacher and newscaster and gave a history of how he moved from the scratch and
rose to stardom, including how he survived in Europe.
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The
audience was entertained by the Ezeigbo of Australia, while Ezeigbo of some
other nations were in attendance. The event had Zuby Michael as the Master of
Ceremony, assisted by a local MC from the area.
Klint
da Drunk, Mr and Mrs Imo, Obiligbo Boys, Egedege Dance, Paul Nwokocha were
among many entertainers who held sway from 8 pm till late into the new year
while many dignitaries and multimillionaires were in attendance. The audience
was entertained with red yam with palm Oil, and Abacha, deliciously prepared
with all the ingenuity of Nnewi recipe.
The
first edition of Igboezue held in Lagos in 2018, while the second edition which
held at Nnewi drew close over six thousand participants.
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