According to Chinua Achebe, the celebrated Nigerian writer and icon, Proverbs are palm oil with which words are eating. Similarly, Proverbs are among the many sources of history, and a great one for that matter.
Isuikwuato, the land of the Nwanneukwus, is very rich in culture and tradition. The Nwanneukwus, as Isuikwuato people are fondly called and celebrated, are reputed widely for their hospitality; exposure and understanding that have over the years endeared to other people, and in several ways influenced their often reported accommodating spirit, and capacity to relate effectively with situations of life. To this end, the Nwanneukwus, have underscored several activities of man on the planet earth: economy, religion, politics, education and what have you. The Nwanneukwus are unflinching and unwavering, in their recognition, massive support and portrayal of proverbs as complex experiences summarised in few words to capture and convey essential experiences, in a captivating, meaningful and increasingly sustainable manner.
Aware of the above and the fact that proverbs are the underlining data on which the oral history of a people can in a away be kept, your darling Platform
in her committed efforts to continuously enrich your knowledge and increase the benefits that accrue to you, her esteemed reader, and has in a bid to fulfilling her self-imposed mandate of opening the economic space, create new avenues of income generation and pursue her goal of diversifying the opportunities for massive investments in heritage and culture, to reward the personal sacrifices of people visiting and reading her, is bringing on board, proverbs, customs, and traditional sayings, the words of wisdom and indeed the rich expressions of Isuikwuato People of Abia state, to your door step. This will be presented in very simple language, but captured in a punchy and incisive manner, targeted objectively to produce bullet effect on the reader.
We enjoin you, our highly honoured reader and dependable
partner, in this two people project: You and Us; to step out to sponsor
proverbs, wise sayings and idiomatic expressions of the other Igbo communities, and other tribes and ethnic nationalities.
Be on the look out for the Proverbs of Isuikwuato.
Welcome on Board…
Nnabugwu Chizoba
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