{"id":236020,"date":"2025-09-26T19:18:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T19:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.name.ng\/news\/iri-ji-ofuji-2025-ofuji-ndi-igbo-chima-anyaso-calls-ndi-abia-and-ndi-igbo-to-celebrate-unity-watch-video\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T19:18:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T19:18:10","slug":"iri-ji-ofuji-2025-ofuji-ndi-igbo-chima-anyaso-calls-ndi-abia-and-ndi-igbo-to-celebrate-unity-watch-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/iri-ji-ofuji-2025-ofuji-ndi-igbo-chima-anyaso-calls-ndi-abia-and-ndi-igbo-to-celebrate-unity-watch-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Iri Ji Ofuji 2025: Ofuji Ndi Igbo, Chima Anyaso, Calls Ndi Abia and Ndi Igbo to Celebrate Unity | WATCH VIDEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<h4 data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"448\"><em>The Iri Ji Ofuji 2025 festival is in full swing as Dr. Chimaobi Desmond Anyaso leads Abians and Ndi Igbo in a vibrant cultural thanksgiving of yam, unity, and education. Discover the highlights of this ongoing celebration bringing people together across <a href=\"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/abia\">Abia <\/a>State.<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><!--[if lt IE 9]><![endif]--> <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"kvezio kvezio-clearfix kvezio-post-inline kvezio-float-center kvezio-align-center kvezio-column-1\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Who Cheats More: Married Men or Women? | IFENKILI (PREMIUM IGBO CONTENT)\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_kcF0IcrtLU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The vibrant spirit of Iri Ji Ofuji 2025 are already in full swing as Bende people, Abians and Ndi Igbo are celebrating one of the most cherished iri ji festivals. Dr. Chimaobi Desmond Anyaso (CDA), fondly called Ofuji Ndi Igbo 1, Obi Bende 1, and Ugwu Igbere Ebiri 1, has once again turned the annual new yam festival into a unifying thanksgiving of culture, education, and hope for the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with deep gratitude and excitement, Dr. Anyaso said the Iri Ji Ofuji has grown since 2022 into more than a birthday, more than a festival. He described it as a thanksgiving event, a unifying call to Ndi <a href=\"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/abia\">Abia <\/a>and Ndi Igbo, and a proud display of cultural heritage.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s iri ji ofuji celebration comes under the theme:<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCelebration of Two Decades of Bountiful Harvest: The Role of Education and Training in Cultivating the Next Generation of Wealth Creators.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"kvezio kvezio-clearfix kvezio-post-middle kvezio-float-center kvezio-align-center kvezio-column-1\">\n<div id=\"kvezio-178990-753228223\" class=\"kvezio-container kvezio-type-image \" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WPAdBlock\" data-adid=\"178990\" data-type=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"kvezio-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/afnews.sumofunnel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cover-1-scaled.jpg?w=1170&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"news paper\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to Dr. Anyaso, yam\u2014central to the festival\u2014goes beyond food. It is a symbol of knowledge, hard work, and the future of the next generation. He emphasized that the theme reflects his belief that education and training are the true seeds of wealth creation for the youth.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Anyaso also revealed that the 2025 edition will not be limited to Igbere. Through the #OfujiCares initiative, the festival will extend its impact across all three senatorial zones of <a href=\"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/abia\">Abia <\/a>State\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/abia\">Abia <\/a>North, <a href=\"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/abia\">Abia <\/a>Central, and <a href=\"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/abia\">Abia <\/a>South\u2014as well as every ward in Bende Federal Constituency.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not just about celebrating yam, it is about celebrating unity, compassion, and the cultural wealth that binds us together,\u201d he said. \u201cTogether, we will plant seeds of greatness for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Iri Ji Ofuji has, over the years, become a rallying point for Ndi Igbo at home and in the diaspora, attracting leaders, traditional rulers, and cultural enthusiasts. With this year\u2019s expanded scope, expectations are high that the 2025 edition will further strengthen the bonds of unity and pride across <a href=\"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/abia\">Abia <\/a>and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Anyaso concluded with a call to action:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNdi Igbere, Ndi Bende, Ndi Abia, Ndi Igbo, let us celebrate together, let us prosper together, and let us continue to rise together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<h3><strong>Listen to top Radio Stations in <a href=\"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/abia\">Abia <\/a>State CLICK HERE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Iri Ji Ofuji 2025 festival is in full swing as Dr. Chimaobi Desmond Anyaso leads Abians and Ndi Igbo in a vibrant cultural thanksgiving of yam, unity, and education. Discover the highlights of this ongoing celebration bringing people together across Abia State. \u00a0 The vibrant spirit of Iri Ji Ofuji 2025 are already in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":236021,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[176],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-236020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-abia"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ofuji-with-leaders.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236020"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236020\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/236021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}