Nigeria’s biggest supporter of culture, Globacom, is throwing its weight behind this year’s edition of Ofala Festival holding from October 15 in Onitsha, Anambra State.
The festival, which is a yearly customary obligation of the Obi of Onitsha, His Royal Majesty, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, will begin with the Iru Ofala on October 14 while the Azu Ofala will be marked the next day.
Globacom, which is the major sponsor of the festival, disclosed at a press conference held by the Organising Committee for the festival at Ime Obi, Obi’s Palace in Onitsha, on Thursday that its support for the event is a testament to its faith “in the nation’s huge cultural heritage and its potential to create employment and boost revenue generation”.
The company referred to Year 2020 data from the World Tourism Organization, which noted Nigeria as being 52nd on the list of top 55 tourism nations globally.
“Interestingly, the Travel and Tourism market in Nigeria
