Abbah Joins Abriba’s Elder Statesmen’s Cadre

Culture is the identity and livewire of every society, Abriba inclusive.

Abriba, serene, beautiful town in Ohaifa council area of Abia State does not joke with its age grade culture and the Ime Uche/Igboto Nma (traditional retirement) ceremony and this is why a cerebral lawyer and the owner of Dover Hotels, Ikeja and Lekki, Lagos, Jackson Agbai Abbah, is in the news.

Come December 29, 2024, Abbah will be retiring traditionally from active communal service as dictated by the Abriba tradition and all roads leads to his country home at Nchiyi, Uzo Amogudu, Abriba for the big event. Abbah belongs to the Okezie Age grade of Abriba and what his Ime Uche/Igboto Nma (traditional retirement) means is that he has now joined the pantheon, something akin to becoming an elder statesman. As a “retiree”, he would no longer be called upon for any kind of communal work but will henceforth serve as a guide and mentor to the younger age grade members.