DUKU DAY is an annual year-end celebration for the people of Mbaduku Tiev in Tsar Mbaduku, Vandeikya Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. It provides an opportunity for the community to review development initiatives, scorecard and assess progress made during the year.
The celebration also serves as an annual homecoming for Mbaduku sons, daughters, wives, in-laws, and friends.
The five-day festival features several activities, including the KUMASHE u Mbaduku beauty pageant for secondary school girls, which promotes girl-child education; traditional dance competitions; a novelty march between the Roman Catholic Church's Catholic Women Organization (CWO) and the NKST women's organization, Mzough u Kase; football matches among Mbaduku's 10 kindreds, with a winner and two runners-up; an awards night; cooking competitions; folktales; and visits to Mbaduku's traditional rulers.
The grand finale features the annual address by the current President General (PG), presenting the Mbaduku Development Association (MDA) EXCO's scorecard for the year. It also includes a public lecture on a topic selected by the EXCO and delivered by a resource person, as well as traditional dances.
Below is a cross section of pictures from previous DUKU DAY Celebrations
