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Of two parties and two brothers

Anambra and Imo states have a lot in common. For one, they share a common boundary. Also, they do not have a strictly implemented master plan. Another unique factor of the two states is that they are All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) States. The recent emergence of Owelle Rochas Okorocha as governor of Imo state under the aegis of APGA gave the party some impetus.   The issue here is that the two brother governors of same party affiliations share similar sentiments in ensuring that our culture and language do not go extinct. These two have sworn that they would do everything to ensure that this generation bequeaths our language and cultural heritage to the next generation. Peter Obi was the first to take up gauntlet.   Recently in Awka, the Anambra state capital, he laid the foundation for a N60m Ogbalu Igbo Language School to be located at Prof. Kenneth Dike Central Library, Awka. In that ceremony, the governor, inaugurated the Committee on Igbo Language headed by Prof. Pita E