The Igbo language is a means of communication and an integral part of Igbo culture. When proverbs are deployed to communicate in Igbo language, it is meant to enhance Igbo linguistic by exemplifying the gambit in the communication. For an Igbo, speaking the language well is a virtue but employing notable Igbo proverbs to clarify or support a point is spectacular Consequently, the use of Igbo proverbs in speeches is a testimony that the speaker has mastered the use of Igbo linguistic to communicate effectively and aesthetically. Since the mastery and use of any language is enviable, the addition of Igbo proverbs when marshalling a point in communication is at a higher level surpassed only by the use of fables/allegories/stories in support of Igbo communications. Thus, the need to understand and appreciate the use of Igbo proverbs when communicating is exemplified by this  maxim: Onye atụrụ illulu/ilu, kowara ya, ego…