Ogba people
The festival begins with a royal proclamation made by the Oba (king) at the traditional market square known as Ahiankwo.The proclamation is marked with a royal feat when the Oba of Ogba Land entertains clan heads traditional title holders and other elites.The festíval features sanitation and purification exercises involving painting and decoration of houses, clearing of shrines, bush paths, leading to farms, streams, sacred grounds, and market square.Chukwumela Nnam Obi II (0ON,JP) observed that: "The objectives of any cultural policy for the country (Nigeria) should aim at ensuring the continuity of traditional skills.Sports, and cultural festivals and their progressive adaption to serve modern needs and establish a disciplined, moral and enterprising society".