THE REALITY OF THE ODIANI CLAN TODAY IN ANIOMA.






Towns that make up the Odiani Clan.
Ugbodu-uno,Ukwunzu,ogodo,Ugboba,idumu ogo and Ubulubu.

Ugbodu and Ukwunzu are bilingual towns (heavily infiltrated olukumi and Enuani).
The remaining 4 are only (Enuani) igbo speaking. Making the odianis fully western/delta igbos.

The head/chairman of Aniocha North council of traditional rulers is the Obi of ogodo .

Culturally(food,attire....etc) we share with the rest of Aniocha.

The fact that part of the odianis migrated from owo doesn't in anyway make them citizenry of ondo or yorubas as I see some full grown adults wallowing in confusion and identity crisis which is very pitiable.

I read on a page somewhere where an indigene of ugbodu was being confused on what ethnic group to write down on an application form,and that was so shocking to me .

We are not the only people who migrated from a particular place or have a mixed migration ......there are alot of towns in Anioma that trace thier origin to Edo,igala etc.
Even in the east we have towns that trace thiers to cross river . As a matter of fact every place in the world today have thier point of migration but that does not in any way change thier present day identity.

We should never mistake a point or source of migration to ones present day identity.  This is who we have metamorphosed to become,both traditionally;culturally and linguistically along with our present day abode (Aniocha) where we have lived for over 900years,Ugbodu being the first to settle in that area before arrival of other towns.  Collectively the entire odiani clan bear 80% igbo names and share an igbo dialect (enuani) making us by majority ndi igbos of the West.

We are Anioma people,ndi igbos of the west and not Yoruba people from ondo state or edo people as some who are confused about thier identity think.

A community can't say a particular language is allien to them or not a lingua franca but yet bear 80% of the names. The entire odiani clan bear about 80% igbo names and speak igbo language (enuani)

If Anioma state is created today,it will be zoned to the SE and that will be a seal to affirm the fact and reality that one can't run and won't be able to deny her present day identity and not wallow In  self deceit and thinking migration is only peculiar to them. The Abiribas today are proudly igbo despite thier migration history from the crossriver and igala area.

Most part of the ezechime clan trace thier history to the Benin kingdom,idumuje to Esan land,ika to Benin kingdom etc but we are all ndi Aniomas today  and western igbos regardless of history or point of migration.

Anioma,anyi bu ofu.

#ugboduanioma

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  1. This information is misleading in many ways.. Firstly ugbodu is not the head of Odiani clan and Ugbodu is never the first to settle here.

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    1. Which ever way, the message is clear and it points to the fact that we are ndi Igbo. I pray for creation of anioma state for full Integration into south east. God bless you.

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