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breaking news: Otu-Okaiwu Abuja lunches an endowment scheme (igba boyi) for members.


 
THE DIE IS CAST:
LAUNCHING OF OTU OKAIWU ABUJA ENDOWMENT event is Here.

Otu Oka-Iwu Abuja, the Umbrella Body of Igbo Lawyers in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, is a nonpolitical, nonprofit making and non- religious organisation. Membership is open to all Practitioners of Igbo extraction who reside, practice and work in federal capital territory, Abuja.

The Otu-Okaiwu Abuja family will
be organizing an Endowment scheme event,  scheduled to take place here in Abuja, Nigeria.
The event will be first of it's kind in the history of Otu- Okaiwu.

The long awaited Launching of Otu Okaiwu Abuja Endowment Scheme has been fixed to hold on the 14th of September, 2023.

To this effects, the President of the Association, Barr Onwuaso Ejiofor, hereby wishes to convey to the members, friends and general public of the above scheduled event, date a Venue.
"Dear Learned Silks, distinguished members of EXCO, noble Endowment Planning Committee members and the entire Otu Okaiwu Abuja family, with reference to the above highlighted publication which underscores the primacy and celebrated importance of the Igbo Apprenticeship system, i most delightedly wish to announce that we now have a VENUE for our much awaited Launching of Otu Okaiwu Abuja Endowment Scheme which has been fixed to hold on the 14th of September, 2023".

The President also thanked The NBA President for graciously approving the AUDITORIUM at the NBA National Headquarters, Central Business District Abuja, as the Venue for this epoch-making Endowment Launch event.

The president said that With this approval, we are now set to blaze from all cylinders and roll out the drums towards a successful launch come 14th September, 2023.

In the coming days, members of the EXCO and the Planning Committee shall be reaching out to some selected members and other esteemed stakeholders for their support, suggestions and guidance to enable us implement the logistics and other cost related components of this noble project. May i humbly implore your usual patriotic generosity as we seek to place Otu Okaiwu Abuja on the global map through impactful mentoring concept of "IGBA BOYI". 

According to the vibrant leader of the Association, Barr Ejiofor Onwuaso, encouraging his team of Excos and planning committee, has this to say;
 "To the noble EXCO and Planning Committee members, while i acknowledge the challenge of juggling between active participation at the on-going NBA AGC and the assignment before us within the next few days i trust and count on your undiluted ability and dedicated zeal to pull off this like similar projects of this magnitude in the past. Having placed our hands on the plough, we cannot afford to look back.

He concluded by saying 'Yes, we can'!

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