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Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has said the book, Urhobo Folktales written by Dame Beauty Esiso Ogbodu is a welcomed development and a step in the right direction to reclaiming “our lost cultural values”.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Governor Okowa said this at the book launch which was held at Wellington Hotel, Effurun, Uvwie local government area of Delta State.
Okowa in his speech read at the occasion by Chief Tony Ofoni, the State Commissioner for Projects Monitoring and Audit, commended Dame Ogbodu for the efforts put in to write the book.
The Delta State Governor especially commended Ogbodu for promoting integration and advancement of the Urhobo ethnic group through the writing of folktales on the cultural values and moral behaviour among the Urhobos.
The Governor said the book is not just a means to bring the people together, but also a medium of exchange of ideas, that can help to boost tradition and cultural values that will be of overall benefit to the people that will be passed on from one generation to another.
“As a government, we are proud and understand that this book Folktales on Urhobo, shows commitments to enlighten the social, cultural and spiritual concerns of the Urhobo people and humanity in general.
“It identifies the significance of other folktales in the social and cultural life of a people and for future advancement for study.
“Today, we all understand, that global civilization has brought our moral and ethical behaviour to great danger, and this calls for concerns for both private and public sectors to double their efforts towards a rapid emphasis on reclaiming back these values because they represent our identity.
“Therefore, as a government that believes in the overall growth and development of her people, we shall continue to support any development that is focused on re-enforcement of good moral and ethical behaviour among our people especially among our youths, since they are the hope and custodians of our nation’s identity,” Okowa said.
TNG reports that Urhobo Folktales – A Social Cultural Analysis was written by Dame Beauty Esiso Ogbodu in collaboration with the Urhobo Renaissance Society (URS).