OHANAEZE Ndigbo Worldwide has formally declared the last Saturday of every January as Igbo Adoration and Thanksgiving Day.
Ohanaeze said the decision was in deference to an appeal by the Igbo College of Bishops against an earlier decision by Imeobi that the last Sunday of January be reserved for the observance of Igbo adoration and thanksgiving day.
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Following the adoption by the Imeobi, Igbo College of Bishops, despatched a delegation to the last Ohanaeze National Executive Committee meeting to appeal for a shift of from Sunday to Saturday.
Among the clergy’s delegation to the NEC meeting were Archbishop David Onuoha of the Owerri Anglican Province and Archbishop Sosthenes Eze of Enugu Anglican Province, among others.
Their appeal was granted by the Ohanaeze leadership, prompting it to reverse the earlier resolution adopted by the Imeobi meeting on 23rd December in Enugu, which had declared the last Sunday of January to be observed as Igbo Adoration and Thanksgiving Day.
The NEC said the Imeobi would be communicated the reversal in its next meeting.
A statement by the National Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze, Ezechi Chukwu, quotes the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Senator Azuta Mbata, as urging Ndigbo at home and in the Diaspora to “appreciate the deep significance of this symbolic day.”
Mbata described the day as “a moment of collective gratitude to God for His enduring mercies and grace upon the Igbo nation, despite the numerous challenges encountered over the decades.”
He urged “all churches in Igbo land to observe with commitment, the maiden edition of this solemn event on Saturday, January 31, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to noon, with prayers, adoration and thanksgiving dedicated to God.
“Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide calls on all Igbo people to participate wholeheartedly in making this day a unifying spiritual landmark for the Igbo nation.”
