Igbo Conference to Address Identity Crisis in Delta State

Delta State capital will on Friday, August 29th 2025 play host to an Igbo speaking conference to address issues of identity crisis amongst various Igbo sub and dialectical groups

Over 5,000 Igbo speaking people drawn from 13 states of Nigeria are expected to attend the ‘Igbo-Bu-Ofu’ conference, according to a statement signed by Chairman, Local Organizing Committee, Chief Cosmas Agada, and the Coordinator Mr Kingsley Kainebi, made available to South-South PUNCH in Asaba, on Tuesday.

The conference called “Igbo-Bu-Ofu” (Igbos are one) will  be attended by Igbo speaking people from 13 states all the five States of South- East, all the States of South-South, Kogi and Benue.

The statement reads in part “Through this Conference tagged ‘Ogbako-Igbo Zara Igbo (gathering of all those who are called Igbo)’, we want to make our diverse people, especially those who are having identity crisis, to understand that we are one people.

“All roads lead to the oil-rich Delta State of Nigeria this weekend, where Professors Timothy Nwala, Patrick Utomi, and other renowned gurus would be addressing Igbo-speaking people of Nigeria.

“The event with the theme, “Igbo-Bu-Ofu” holding in Asaba metropolis, on  Friday and Saturday, August 29th and 30th, 2025, is being organised by the ‘Igbo Unification Movement’ in collaboration with ‘NdiN’asuBia Socio-Cultural Organization’.

“We are expecting Igbo people from 13 States of Nigeria.The keynote speakers and guest speakers were chosen based on the zeal and patriotism they have displayed in Igbo matters.”

The statement named Professor Nwala, a renowned father of Contemporary African Philosophy and the first Nigerian graduate in philosophy from an indigenous university as the keynote speaker of the conference while Pat Utomi, a Nigerian professor of political economy and management expert and a native of Igbuzo in Oshimili North LGA of Delta State will serve as guest speaker

Other guest speakers include Prof ObasiIgwe, a renowned professor of political science, a Nigerian Poet, Writer Florence Orabueze, a former director of the Institute of African Studies of the institution and Professor of English and Literary Studies Mr Orabueze among others.

The statement added that the speakers would be handling various topics geared towards the realization of Igbo unification, expressing hope that after the gathering, the issue of identity crisis amongst various Igbo subgroups and dialectical groups would become a thing of the past.

The statement appealed to all Igbo-speaking people of Nigeria to keenly participate in the conference, which it noted is the first of its kind.