Top Igbo scholars across 13 states of the federation will converge on Asaba, Delta State, for a two-day landmark conference aimed at unifying the Igbo-speaking people of Nigeria.

The event, themed, “Igbo-Bu-Ofu” (Igbo Are One), will be held on August 29 and 30. The event is organised by the Igbo Unification Movement, in partnership with the Ndi N’asu Bia Socio-Cultural Organisation.

In a joint statement, the Chairman of the Local Organising Committee (LOC), Cosmas Agada, and the Coordinator, Kingsley Kainebi, described the event as a groundbreaking gathering titled, “Ogbako-Igbo Zara Igbo,” meaning “A gathering of who is who Igbo.”

According to the statement, the event will feature keynote and guest speakers drawn from academia and intellectual circles, individuals known for their commitment to Igbo culture, history, and unity, to ensure the “diverse people, especially those who are struggling with an identity crisis, understand that we are one people.”

Top scholars include Prof. Timothy Nwala, the keynote speaker and widely revered as the father of Contemporary African Philosophy. He is the first Nigerian to earn a philosophy degree from an indigenous university and the author of the seminal work ‘Igbo Philosophy.’

Prof. Patrick Utomi, political economist and management expert from Igbuzo, in Oshimili North, Delta State; Prof. Obasi Igwe, a political science authority from Ohafia, Abia State; Prof. Florence Orabueze, acclaimed poet, literary scholar, and former Director of the Institute of African Studies, among others.