Nzuko Umuna, a prominent Igbo organization, has unveiled a comprehensive plan to preserve and promote the Igbo language and culture. The plan, aimed at saving the language and culture from extinction, was announced in a statement signed by Professor Chinedu Nebo and Dr. Uju Agomoh, President and Executive Secretary of Nzuko Umuna, respectively.

The plan's objectives include:
1. Encouraging parents to teach their children the Igbo language and give them Igbo names.
2. Conducting religious services in Igbo.
3. Establishing supervisory committees to ensure Igbo language teaching in schools.
4. Organizing public events and workshops to promote the Igbo language.
5. Encouraging governors to address the people in Igbo.
6. Offering scholarships and funds for Igbo language research and studies.
7. Promoting Igbo language use in business and media.
8. Establishing cultural and heritage centers.
9. Preserving historic sites and landmarks.

The implementation plan involves collaboration among stakeholders, including families, governments, schools, churches, and social gatherings, to ensure the Igbo language and culture are cherished and passed on to future generations.

The statement was adopted on June 29, 2024, and was attended by notable figures, including Ngozi T. Nnebedum, Prof. Anthony Ejiofor, Dame May Ikokwu, Mazi Emma Anyalogu, and Engr. Ikechukwu Orji

The text of the document reads;

Nzuko Umunna, an Igbo think-tank organization, with stakeholders from different sectors including academics, traditional, community leaders, policymakers, and civil society organizations gathered at the Third edition of the Virtual Southeast Monthly Policy Dialogue held on the 29th of June 2024, deliberated with a sense of urgency, passion, and a firmness of purpose on the dwindling state of our beloved Igbo language, heritage, and ethics along with the issues, challenges, and prospects. They noted the challenges faced in preserving our cultural identity while celebrating its resilience and determination amidst all these challenges.

a) ) Our precious Igbo language and culture are facing serious neglect and rejection, thereby leading to a serious decline in the use of this language.
b) The history and development of the written Igbo language was traced from the Nsibidiera to this day.
c) The importance of the Igbo language's linguistic study, promotion, and sustainability was highly emphasized.
d) The important role of families, governments, schools, Churches, and social gatherings in promoting the Igbo language was highly accented.
Decisions and Resolutions:
Parents should cultivate the habit of teaching the Igbo language to their children, quit giving excuses for their negligence and dereliction of duty, and give them Igbo names as well.


- Prayers and church services should be conducted in the Igbo language in the Southeast.
- The government should establish supervisory committees that will ensure the teaching of
the Igbo language in every school in Southeast.
- Public debates, seminars, conferences, and workshops titled “SAVE OUR HERITAGE”
should be organized to promote and preserve the Igbo language.
- Governors in Igbo land should always address the people in Igbo language, and central
Igbo should be used in every Igbo gathering.
- Scholarships and funds should be offered and made available for Igbo researchers and
students studying the Igbo language in tertiary institutions.
- Business enterprises, Influencers, Content creators, and skit makers should produce and
advertise in Igbo language.
- There should be a day set aside for the remembrance and promotion of the Igbo language,
Heritage, and culture in schools, government offices, and other public centers. Such as a
workday just to wear Igbo cultural wear in all schools, corporate offices, religious centers,
and other public centers.
- Social networks television channels, app stores, and artificial intelligence should be
utilized to promote the Igbo language and culture
- There should be increased financial support for Nollywood to produce more movies in
Igbo, specifically using central Igbo, as well as children’s programs like cartoons and other
kid-friendly content in Igbo language. This will help promote and preserve the Igbo
language and culture for future generations.
- The government should support or build cultural and heritage centers in Igbo land where
the custodians would display artifacts reflecting our heritage, culture, ethics, and values.
- Historic sites, landmarks, and heritage should be preserved and converted into tourism.
Our legislatures should sponsor legislation geared towards preventing the destruction of
such heritage and landmarks that could serve as tourist destinations. These landmarks
should be carved out, marked, and preserved.
Implementation plan:
In all, we must ensure that our language, the very pulse of our culture, must beat strong in
our homes, schools, and communities. Our heritage which is a rich treasure trove of
wisdom, art, and tradition must be cherished and shared with the world. Our ethics and
values, the foundation upon which our society stands must be reflected in our daily lives
and passed on to our children, nurturing them to become the guardians of our legacy.

We, therefore, urge all stakeholders to join hands in promoting and preserving the Igbo language, heritage, and ethics. We must work together to restore the dignity of the Igbo people through their language.

Igbo ga adi!

The panel of discussion in attendance were
1. Ngozi T, Nnebedum (Keynote speaker)
2. Prof Anthony Ejiofor (Special Guest)
3. Dame May Ikokwu. (Panelist)
4. Mazi Emma Anyalogu( Panelist)
5. Engr Ikechukwu Orji. (Panelist).

ADOPTED on this day 29th June 2024.

Igbo amaka

Excellent ideas.

Typical Igbo identity politics, always trying to separate themselves from Nigeria.

Another unnecessary attempt by the Igbo people to cling onto their fading culture.

okay! nah dem sabi! they likes copy copy

Chinkoalhaji34:
Typical Igbo identity politics, always trying to separate themselves from Nigeria.

How is that your personal problem?

Wow, because what the world really needs is more division based on arbitrary cultural boundaries.

Why must the Igbo always create unnecessary divisions and focus on preserving a heritage that no longer serves us in the modern world?

an Institute of asusu Igbo to be established to add and form more Igbo words to help generalise Igbo nzube, with words added from all dialect of the eastern region, and from our herital Hebrew

sIfioksq:
Why must the Igbo always create unnecessary divisions and focus on preserving a heritage that no longer serves us in the modern world?

you surely, is not a nwafor. impostor

sIfioksq:
Why must the Igbo always create unnecessary divisions and focus on preserving a heritage that no longer serves us in the modern world?

Our cultures and traditions defines and help carve who we are.

We're not like Yaribas LovePeddler currently slaves of Fulani and forced to become Muslim and submit to the Emir or perish

HappyNigerian:


The text of the document reads;

Nzuko Umunna, an Igbo think-tank organization, with stakeholders from different sectors including academics, traditional, community leaders, policymakers, and civil society organizations gathered at the Third edition of the Virtual Southeast Monthly Policy Dialogue held on the 29th of June 2024, deliberated with a sense of urgency, passion, and a firmness of purpose on the dwindling state of our beloved Igbo language, heritage, and ethics along with the issues, challenges, and prospects. They noted the challenges faced in preserving our cultural identity while celebrating its resilience and determination amidst all these challenges.

a) ) Our precious Igbo language and culture are facing serious neglect and rejection, thereby leading to a serious decline in the use of this language.
b) The history and development of the written Igbo language was traced from the Nsibidiera to this day.
c) The importance of the Igbo language's linguistic study, promotion, and sustainability was highly emphasized.
d) The important role of families, governments, schools, Churches, and social gatherings in promoting the Igbo language was highly accented.
Decisions and Resolutions:
Parents should cultivate the habit of teaching the Igbo language to their children, quit giving excuses for their negligence and dereliction of duty, and give them Igbo names as well.


- Prayers and church services should be conducted in the Igbo language in the Southeast.
- The government should establish supervisory committees that will ensure the teaching of
the Igbo language in every school in Southeast.
- Public debates, seminars, conferences, and workshops titled “SAVE OUR HERITAGE”
should be organized to promote and preserve the Igbo language.
- Governors in Igbo land should always address the people in Igbo language, and central
Igbo should be used in every Igbo gathering.
- Scholarships and funds should be offered and made available for Igbo researchers and
students studying the Igbo language in tertiary institutions.
- Business enterprises, Influencers, Content creators, and skit makers should produce and
advertise in Igbo language.
- There should be a day set aside for the remembrance and promotion of the Igbo language,
Heritage, and culture in schools, government offices, and other public centers. Such as a
workday just to wear Igbo cultural wear in all schools, corporate offices, religious centers,
and other public centers.
- Social networks television channels, app stores, and artificial intelligence should be
utilized to promote the Igbo language and culture
- There should be increased financial support for Nollywood to produce more movies in
Igbo, specifically using central Igbo, as well as children’s programs like cartoons and other
kid-friendly content in Igbo language. This will help promote and preserve the Igbo
language and culture for future generations.
- The government should support or build cultural and heritage centers in Igbo land where
the custodians would display artifacts reflecting our heritage, culture, ethics, and values.
- Historic sites, landmarks, and heritage should be preserved and converted into tourism.
Our legislatures should sponsor legislation geared towards preventing the destruction of
such heritage and landmarks that could serve as tourist destinations. These landmarks
should be carved out, marked, and preserved.
Implementation plan:
In all, we must ensure that our language, the very pulse of our culture, must beat strong in
our homes, schools, and communities. Our heritage which is a rich treasure trove of
wisdom, art, and tradition must be cherished and shared with the world. Our ethics and
values, the foundation upon which our society stands must be reflected in our daily lives
and passed on to our children, nurturing them to become the guardians of our legacy.

We, therefore, urge all stakeholders to join hands in promoting and preserving the Igbo language, heritage, and ethics. We must work together to restore the dignity of the Igbo people through their language.

Igbo ga adi!

The panel of discussion in attendance were
1. Ngozi T, Nnebedum (Keynote speaker)
2. Prof Anthony Ejiofor (Special Guest)
3. Dame May Ikokwu. (Panelist)
4. Mazi Emma Anyalogu( Panelist)
5. Engr Ikechukwu Orji. (Panelist).

ADOPTED on this day 29th June 2024.

Wonderful… however freedom is the most important thing to get..otherwise more of your gehs will go to Lagos, fill their brain with party and pleasure lifestyle, and spread leg for demons….
Just saying

Great, another attempt by the Igbos to overinflate their already exaggerated sense of selfimportance.

Igbo culture deserves preservation, not a revival fueled by outdated ideologies.

Fighttillvictory:
an Institute of asusu Igbo to be established to add and form more Igbo words to help generalise Igbo nzube, with words added from all dialect of the eastern region, and from our herital Hebrew

Hebrew kwa?
No reputable Igbo group will add Hebrew as our heritage.

Chinkoalhaji34:
Typical Igbo identity politics, always trying to separate themselves from Nigeria.

Please when will you hug electricity transformer because of that?