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EASTER DANCE PARTY 2018

Date will be made known soon

Nigeria Ambassador To Austria

INFORMAL RECEPTION ORGANIZED BY THE IGBO CULTURAL SOCIETY AUSTRIA (ICS) AND HER SUB-UNIT IGBO ASSOCUIATIONS IN VIENNAIN HONOR OF HER EXCELLENCY AND PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF NIGERIA TO AUSTRIA AND SLOVENIA, AMBASSADOR MRS. VIVIAN N.R.OKEKE.

Date: 25th November 2017

Place: Marine Restaurant Vienna, Handelskai 343, 1020 Vienna.

Time: 3.30-7.30pm - (Group photos).

Mrs. Vivian OkekeYour Excellency, the permanent representative of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Austria and Slovenia, Ambassador Mrs. Vivian N.R. OKEKE and family, leaders and representatives of our constituted sub-unit associations present, executives of the Igbo cultural society Austria (ICS), ladies and gentlemen good afternoon and welcome.  I want to use this opportunity to thank Her Excellency heartily for honoring our invitation to be our guest today in spite of your very tight schedules since inception of office.
During our curtesy visit at your office, I informed you that our community will hold elongated private informal Dinnerreception to acquaint you with the leaders of our various Igbo sub-units with the hope of strengthening our mutual cooperation.
Kindly permit me your Excellency at this juncture to introduce the leaders and the executives of the apex Igbo cultural society Austria:
Abia=Chief Emmanuel Njikonye, Anambra= Mr. Charles Ofoedu, Enugu= DI Vincent Nwaoye, Imo=Chief Wise Ibeji,Igbo Women Association= Mrs. Clara Nneka Azikiwe. (Ebonyi state not yet constituted).
The executive members if Igbo Cultural society Austria:Vice Chairman Mazi Godwin Nwafor, Secretary general Mazi Chukwuemeka Agu,Asst. secretary general Mazi Justine Egonu,Social and welfare secretary: Mazi Ikenna Denis Afuchie,Asst. Social and welfare secretary: Mazi Christian Ajuzie, Financial secretary: Ing.John Okeke,Asst. financial secretary: Dr. Francis Ogoegbunam,FirstProvost: Mazi Emmanuel Chukwujekwu, Second Provost: Mazi Peter Chinaemelu ans lastly my very self as the Chairman: Mag.pharm. Dominic Aghaizu.  Almost all the sub-units organize yearly activities: For example: Abia- Day, Anambra- Day, and Enugu- Christmas celebration, IWA-yearly party; while the Easter-party, Sports and New Yam Festivals are organized by the apex Igbo Cultural Society.
Your Excellency itis part of our long outstanding tradition to jointly welcomeour Ambassadors as a means of accentuatingour preparedness asintegralunit of the National Association of Nigerian Community in Austria (NANCA) to cooperate and assist youin the delivery of your duties where and when you shall need us.
It implies an opportunity to know you outside the four corners of your office where we can interact. Please feel free with us and the evening is long.
Your Excellency, we deeply appreciate your presence in our mist today. We admire the fact you are our Ambassador, also the more our-BIG ADA-“ADA UKWU”.  We thank Mr. President, His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari GCFR for his well-meant intention to send you to us in Austria.
We hope you are now fully settled at work in the new environment.
No doubt, you have picked up some German words and even have made some Austrian family acquaintances.

To make this reception attractive, this ambient speaks for its self-overlooking the *river Danube. It would offer us more relaxed atmosphere to chat, at least without the encumbrances of your daily administrative job.
Our Buffett will be open for all and drinks will be served. Make the evening great.
Again, thank you very much your Excellency for accepting our invitationand many thanks for your Attention.

Written by:
Mag.pharm.Dominic Aghaizu
Chair.

(Group photos)