Liquorose Throws Her Weight Behind Otuo Heritage Week

Big Brother Naija Season 6 First runner-up, Liquorose (real name Roseline Omokhoa Afije) has thrown her weight behind the inaugural Otuo Heritage Week scheduled to be held between December 26 and 30 in Otuo, Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State.

The Professional Dancer, Author, Model, Reality TV Star and Social Media Influencer is an indigene of the town.

Speaking during a visit to the Chairman of Otuo Heritage Week Planning Committee, Mr  Ayoola Erukpe Omoruanga, at his country home at the weekend, Liquorose expressed her joy at the move by the community to celebrate the town’s rich cultural heritage.

“First, I want to thank all sons and daughters of Otuo who supported me two years ago in the Big Brother Naija Season 6, making it possible for me to finish as the first runner-up in that contest. I am a proud Otuo daughter and will forever be one. This is the reason that I made sure I portrayed to the world the beautiful things about our culture and food during my stay in the Big Brother House.

“I am in full support of this Otuo Heritage Week which is meant to further open up our town to the rest of the world. Otuo sons and daughters are doing very well in all areas of human endeavours. Our culture and traditions deserve to be celebrated. I will continue to do all that is possible to project Otuo positively to the world,” observed Liquorose to the Otuo Heritage Week Committee members.

Earlier, Omoruanga, a retired staff of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) and former National President of Otuo Union, welcomed the community’s illustrious daughter home, her first since emerging as the runner-up to White Money in the Big Brother contest.

“Otuo Heritage Week concept is designed to celebrate our rich culture. It is not just about the tradition alone, we are going to project to the world our staple foods, farm produce, Bible translation into the Otuo language, a documentary on Otuo, Talent hunt, Beauty pageantry, Awards to distinguished Otuo sons and daughters, Paper presentations, dances, Praise night,  masquerades etc. It is an all-encompassing week of the best of Otuo culture,” stressed Omoruanga.

He, therefore urged Liquorose to help project the community and Heritage Week to the world.

“We are expecting an influx of eminent sons and daughters of Otuo and their friends to come and experience the hospitality we are offering during this week of exposing our rich culture to the world.”

Omoruanga hinted that the clamour for the celebration of Otuo Culture, Tradition and Religion dates back to 1999. 

“It had remained a pipe dream, but for the test run done in Lagos by Otuo Union Branch in 2001. 

“The idea to eventually have a maiden edition this year should be a collective project of every Omolotuo. The committee set up to conceptualise and birth Otuo Heritage Week has completed all  preliminary arrangements.”

“As a full-blooded Omolotuo, whom God has blessed, I believe you would want to be part of the epoch event. You see if we do not flaunt our rich heritage, who will do it for us? Globalization is the order of the day, so let’s promote our dear Otuo to the global stage and look forward to reaping from its tourist dividend,” concludes the Otuo Heritage Week chairman.