Book on Umuduruori genealogy ready for presentation.
2 min readCome January 4, 2023, the Umuduruoriaku family union, Umuezikoha Uba Umuaka will be holding a book launch tagged, Umuduruoriaku Genealogy Book Unveiling Ceremony. From a press statement Engineer Vice Onyemepu, the chief editor of the book project issued last week and made available a copy to Umuaka Times, the event will take place at Obi-Ukwu Duruoriaku, Oguike compound of Umuezikoha Uba.
Umuaka Times gathered that a high profile Akalite who is a South African based attorney, Chief Ugo Johnson Anyiam will be the chairman of the occasion. HRH Eze Henry Ojinnaka of Umuaka is the Royal Father of the Day.
Other special dignitaries expected at the event are Hon Louis Duru, the former commissioner for Community Government, Culture and Traditional Affairs who will be the guest speaker. Dr Obinna Duruji, a high profile Akalite and a two time former commissioner in the state, will be the Guest of Honour while Dr Austin Agbahiwe will be gracing the event as a special guest of honour. Dr Agbahiwe is the current boss of Imo International Health Systems.
Dr Chris Nwachukwu, a US based attorney and the winner Umuaka Times Man of the Year 2021 is also expected at the event as a special guest of honour. Hon Kizito Duru (Obama) the president general of Umuaka and Nze Hyacinth Onwunaru also made the list of special guests of honour.
Finally, the book presentation and unveiling will be conducted by Eziada Ezinne Lolo Fidelia Uzoma, nee Egwuogu. Mazi Chinedu Oguike (Joebro) is the chief host of the event.
Late last week, Mr Sonex Oguike, the chairman of the committee who has been working with other members of his group told Umuaka Times that the event is the first of its kind in Umuaka and its environs. Some other family members of Umuduruoriaku community who got hint of the book launch last week displayed deep joy as the documentation of their family history.