Images of Ebiraland

Miriam Ikunaiye and Suleiman Shettima Abdulmalik and friend Abdul Ogonoh, Yunus Omade Miriam & Irene Omade Mr. Onimisi, Miriam and Alh. Isa Mrs. Irene Omade Abdul Ogonoh Miriam & Suleiman Miriam Ikunaiye, Sanusi Abdulmalik and a guest Yunus Omade (holding a cup)

Maria Onyioza Makoju the MATRIARCH of the MAKOJU family of Ebiraland was born in Okene, Karaworo district in 1922. She attended the RCM School where caught the eye of the young student teacher Augustine Bamidele Makoju who eventually married her on 28/12/1941. The young couple started and spent their early life outside Ebiraland, first in Asaba, Delta State where Mr. Makoju was a teacher with the Roman Catholic Mission. There the young Ovavu Makozi today retired Bishop of Port Harcourt and certainly one of Nigeria ’s most accomplished respected and loved Catholic Bishops joined them, and lived with two for years before starting his priesthood career. In Asaba, the Makojus were blessed with two sons; Joseph and Martin. Finally, they headed homewards to Okene to settle down and serve their homeland, and in Okene had their last three children; Monica, Charles and Jude. The family lost their youngest member Jude at the tender age of 28 years and he was survived by his son Onimisi.

Why are Ebira children not being taught to bear their names and speak Ebira language regardless of where they are raised? Why if your name is Allahu Akbar or Ohomorihiohun, we are more likely to answer Allahu Akbar even though they both means the same thing? Is this because we believe Allah is incapable of understanding other languages besides Arabic? Do you believe we can be Muslims by faith and still be Ebira as a people? See what people are saying about this, here >>>

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I understand that the Kogi East felt their population is too large for just one senatorial district or carrying excess luggage, therefore they intend to shed the weight. They intend to do that by taking some of their LGAs to add to the central district. I don’t know if they have cared to see the constitutional rationality and ethnic sovereignty behind the arrangement. That in every state there is always the three senatorial districts. Kano State with about 40 LGAs has three senatorial districts. If Kogi East are said to be 1.4 million people, Kogi Central with 928,000 people and Kogi West is 906,000, if they now wish to add Dekina and Bassa LGAs to the central, that now gives the central 1.329m people with the East left with 1.078m. To start with this, is there any justification? Is there any justice in what they wish to do? In doing this, it clearly shows that there are ulterior motive behind it. Now, you have increased central and have decreased your own, to the extent that Kogi East

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