The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has declared every last Saturday of January as ‘Igbo Adoration and Thanksgiving Day’, describing it as a moment of collective gratitude to God for His enduring mercies and grace upon the Igbo nation.
In a press statement on Wednesday, the Publicity Secretary, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Ezechi Chukwu, said the decision was arrived at its National Executive Committee meeting held on January 20.
Chukwu said the decision followed an appeal by the Igbo College of Bishops, represented at the National Executive Committee meeting by Archbishop David Onuoha and Archbishop Sosthenes Eze of the Owerri and Enugu Anglican Provinces respectively, among other clerics.
According to him, the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Senator Azuta Mbata, in his remarks, urged Ndigbo at home and in the Diaspora to appreciate the deep significance of this symbolic day.
The statement read in part, “Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, at its NEC meeting held on January 20, 2026, formally declared the last Saturday of every January as ‘Igbo Adoration and Thanksgiving Day’.
“This decision followed an appeal by the Igbo College of Bishops, represented at the NEC meeting by Archbishop David Onuoha and Archbishop Sosthenes Eze of the Owerri and Enugu Anglican Provinces respectively, among other clerics.
“The appeal, as a result of its spiritual symbolism sought a revision of the earlier resolution adopted by the Imeobi Ohanaeze meeting held on December 23, 2025 in Enugu, which had proposed the last Sunday of January for the observance.
“Consequently, the NEC resolved that the celebration be held on the last Saturday of every January instead. Imeobi says it would be communicated in its next meeting.
“In his remarks, the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Senator Azuta Mbata, urged Ndigbo at home and in the Diaspora to appreciate the deep significance of this symbolic day.
“He described it 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 added that all churches in Igbo land are requested to observe with commitment the maiden edition of the solemn event on Saturday, January 31, 2026, from 9am to 12 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,” the statement concluded.
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