By Martins Eduje
The Igbide kingdom in Isoko south local government area held Its
annual fishing festival for two days, precisely on the 13th and 14th
February 2018. The Urie lake is always declared open to indigenes and
non-indigenes annually for harvesting and selling of fish tagged; “Fish
Festival”. This Urie lake fish festival brings all sons and daughters of the Igbide
kingdom together and it is always celebrated for two consecutive days.
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| Fishing, buying and selling going on at the Urie lake |
The president General of the Igbide community, Dr Patrick Ogboghor
who spoke to Isoko Mirror, he
emphasis the importance of the fish festival, stressing that the festival is
used to foster peace and unity among sons and daughters of the Igbide
community.
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| Mr.Dan Odhomo IDU PRO(m) flanked by the president and some of is exco members |
He pointed out that the Urie lake share boundaries with Uzere and
Umeh communities respectively and the lake was usually called “Isoko port”
before the construction of the east west road. Dr Ogboghor who was full with
enthusiasm, he appealed to the Delta state government to dredge the urie lake
to boost business in the area, stressing that the Urie lake was the only major
route to Onisha and other places in the east for business transactions.
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| some dignitaries in attendance |
The fish festival is normally declared open by the president
general every year. Dr. Ogboghor said “I appealed to our people to keep the
tempo of the fish festival and I also want to appeal to the state government to
help our community to dredge the Urie lake to bring back the past glory as it
were during the days of our forefathers”
The Igbide community has seven quarters with a chairman from each
quarter for proper co -ordination.
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