MTN To Strengthen Cultural Dev In Nigeria

As part of its community relation policy to promote a cordial relationship with its  communities MTN communication, a leading mobile communication service provider in the country says it will continue to strengthen the various cultural heritage of Nigerians geared towards the development of the society.

The Regional marketing manager, MTN South-South, Mr. Kester Osahenya stated this at the grand Finale of the 2011 “Igwaji Aggah Festival”  sponsored by the company at Aggah in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government  Area of Rivers State, last weekend.

Mr. Kester disclosed that the company has been sponsoring cultural festivals across the country adding that the Igwaji Aggah is one of such festivals sponsored by MTN.

According to him, the idea of sponsoring  such festivals  is to tell the entire  world that Nigeria is safe and peaceful for investment of any kind and that Nigeria  remains the largest in the entire black race.

In his words’ we are telling the world that we are not known only for what the world wants to know. We are known for the best which  is culture, Tourism, hospitality and every thing which the world wants to know about Africa” he stated.

The Manager averred that  it was for the same the reason that the company decided to promote cultural tourism through the sponsorship of community festival and used  the opportunity to  thank the people of Aggah community for their favourable disposition to the company and assured that the company would not relent in its effort to promote a peaceful working relationship with all its host communities across the country.

Earlier in his speech at the occasion, the chairman of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area, Hon Raymond Nwokocha commended the people of Aggah community for their resilience to uphold their cultural heritage adding that such measures will go along  way in  promoting a moral consciousness among the people.

The Onelga boss thanked  MTN  for the sponsorship of the festival  and called on other multi-national companies operating in the area to emulate its community relation policy in other to enhance the betterment  of their host communities.

Also speaking, the traditional ruler of Aggah community, His Royal Highness, Eze Oli Ignatius Ekezie disclosed that the festival is celebrated annually to mark the end of every planting season as well as the commencement of the harvest.