Engr Adinigwe Ugochukwu Nwoke, a Labour Party chieftain in Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State and the 2025 Asa Day celebration committee chairman, has called on the multinational companies operating in the area to recognise the importance of incorporating the funding of Asa-Day celebrations into their annual financial plans.
He made the call during the welcome address presentation on the 26th December 2025 at the Asa-day celebration.
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“It gives me immense pleasure to warmly welcome everyone to this historic gathering, held in a place that has existed for centuries as a hub of convergence for the great people of Asa Land. This occasion marks another significant milestone in the preservation and celebration of our shared identity through the Asa Day 2025 Celebration”
The members of the Asa Day 2025 Planning Committee and I are deeply grateful to the leadership of the Asa Development Union (ADU) for finding us worthy and entrusting us with the responsibility of planning an event that touches the lives of all Asa sons, daughters, and wives, both at home and in the diaspora.
We find it extremely important to state that being part of the planning process for this year’s Asa Day Celebration has exposed us to the unique peculiarities of our people, ranging from a deep love for one another, to a dwindling optimism for cultural unity, to a lack of excitement about our rich cultural heritage.
It is essential to emphasise that culture remains an integral part of the developmental process of any people. As a community, we must consciously strive to ensure that our values, traditions, and identity as the people of Asa do not fade into extinction.
There is no gainsaying the fact that organizing Asa Day is a herculean task that requires significant financial and human resources. Against this backdrop, we respectfully call on the leadership of the Asa Development Union (ADU) to intensify efforts toward ensuring that corporate organizations operating in Asa Land recognize the importance of incorporating the funding of Asa Day Celebrations into their annual financial plans. Relying solely on individual contributions from our people every year is not a sustainable model.
We appeal passionately, at this moment, to all Asa sons, daughters, and wives, both at home and abroad, to make a firm commitment that every 26th of December remains permanently reserved for the Asa Day Celebration.
Nde ulo ayi, let us not forget who we are as a people. Asa is known for hospitality, self-reliance, contentment, and an unwavering commitment to the growth and development of our land. May the zeal that inspired our fathers and forefathers never be extinguished in our time.
As earlier stated, today is not for long speeches but for the joyous celebration of our Asa cultural heritage, but it is, however, very pertinent to thank all those who supported us financially, without whom it would have been extremely difficult to be happy today. We are sincerely grateful to you, all.
We sincerely thank each of you, especially for finding time to attend today’s event. As we say, madu bu uto uwa. May God preserve us in good health and unity until we gather again for Asa Day 2026.
