ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND APPRECIATION

Contributions to the development of this site

1. Our Appreciation and gratitude to the traditional Chief Priest of Oparaogu, Chief/Duru Emmanuel Chibuzor Uzoma who have contributed immensely with  information for the development of this site, most especially in the areas of our traditional religion and have given us his support, guidance and blessing. Thank you very much Chief/Duru Emmanuel Chibuzor Uzoma.

2. Appreciation to Eze. Kingsley Ezewunwa Odu who provided us with information for this site and gave us his support in the development of this project.

3. Our gratitude also goes to Ihiagwa Parish Priest, Rev fr. Dr. Ejimofor of St. Micheals' Catholic Parish, Ihiagwa and the St Micheals' Catholic Parish Catechist for their support especially in the historical perspective of St. Micheals' Catholic Church.

4. Appreciation to Mazi. Charlie O. C. Muruako for all his contribution to this site and his effort towards promoting the site for the unity of our people.

5. We say thank you to Mazi. Raphael Amadi Uboh and  some elders of  Ihiagwa who have been very supportive in contributing information and guidance for this site.

6. We say thank you  Ijeoma Ojiji, an Agric Economics student at the Federal University of Technology, Ihiagwa. Ijeoma Ojiji is the coordinator of this project and also collected and documented  the initial materials including photos used for the initiation of this  project.  

7. Appreciation and thanks to the members and editorials of "the  OHA", A cultural magazine of Ihiagwa Town (maiden issue), published in March 1982. The publishers were then Ihiagwa Students Association at The University of Nigeria Nsukka at that time 1982.  Excerpts from the OHA cultural magazine were used on this site. We say thank you to  the brilliant Men and women then who made that Magazine possible and some of them includes:

  • Mazi. Martin I. Ukawuba         -- Editor in Chief
  • Mazi. Cletus Anah                   -- Secretary
  • Mazi. Kenneth A. Ajoku          -- Production Manager
  • Mazi. Godspower I. Nkwopara -- Associate Editor
  • Mazi. Anthony Ekeopara         -- Grand Patron
  • Mazi. J.O. Muruako                -- Patron
  • Mazi. B.M. Udokporo            -- Patron
  • Mrs. Lovette Okoro             -- Matron 

Excerpts from the OHA magazine used on this page are:

  • The Origin of Ihiagwa Community by: J.O Muruako
  • History of Ihiagwa (An excerpt) by: C.D. Ngoka
  • "Ije Otamiri" in Ihiagwa town by: K A. Ajoku
  • Personality Profile: by martin Ukawuba & Kenneth Ajoku
  • Institutionalisation of Idiocy and Ignorance in Ihiagwa by: Lucky I Ajoku
  • The History of Ihiagwa Secondary School by: A.I. Nwosu
  • Self Help Projects in Ihiagwa since 1970 by :  J. O. Muruako
  • Traditional Religion in Ihiagwa by: Obinna Anah.
  • Ihiagwa's Past, Present and Future by: Charles O. C. Muruako
  • The toughest of them all by Cletus Anah
  • The Origin perspective of Ihiagwa by Gab. A. Amadi

9. Appreciation to Mazi. Patrick Okere for his inputs and encouragement in the making of this site. 

OUR TEAM OF WEB MASTERS:

The design, hosting, maintenance and day to day  management of Ihiagwa-Dot-com is credited to our team of webmasters who are briefly introduced below :

 Mazi. Leonard Chijioke Raphael,  is an indigene of  Ihiagwa town, Owerri, Imo-State, Nigeria. A Computer Engineer and is currently residence in Finland, Europe. Mazi. Chijioke Leonard Raphael has several years experience in the ICT and Telecommunication Industry and a Network Expert. 

Mrs. Leslie Okere has a B.Sc. degree in Computer Information Science with a concentration in Software Engineering. She has worked with IBM as a Technical Services Specialist and currently works with Verisign Inc as a UNIX Engineer. She is currently working on a dual Masters degree in Business Administration and Management Information systems and currently resides in the United states of America.

Our team of webmasters can be reached by email at :  webmaster@ihiagwa.com

 

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