Weppa Wanno
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Weppa Wanno is a Kingdom in Etsako East Council, South- South geo political zone of Nigeria
. It is the homeland of Uwano people in Etsako-East council. It is bounded by Avianwu, Ibie, Ekperi, and Idah
across the Niger River
. The people of Weppa Wanno speak Etsako languages with Uwano dialect.
Weppa Wanno consists of several villages and towns, while the city of Agenebode
serves as the capital and ancestral city of all Weppa Wanno people both at home and in diaspora. It is also the administrative headquarters of Etsakor East Council.
Unuedeghor, Emokweme
, Oshiolo, Ekwotsor, Iviari, Ovao, Ivioghe, Iviukwe, Othame, Iviukhua, Igiode, Ivianokpodi, Iviebua are names of some of the villages that makes up Weppa Wanno Kingdom.
The Okumagbe's stool was created through the Colonial Government Chief Commissioner's letter No. 12941108 of 27 May 1939, after the merger of Weppa and Wanno clans, and Chief Ogbaki 1, became the first monarch called Okumagbe which can be translated as the ‘unifier’. The throne of the Okumagbe is rotated among the five kinship groups. The present Okumagbe of Weppa Wanno is Dr. Eghabor a Chartered Accountant and industrialist, who is from the Iviokpisa kinship group.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. It is the homeland of Uwano people in Etsako-East council. It is bounded by Avianwu, Ibie, Ekperi, and Idah
Idah
Idah is a town in Kogi State, Nigeria, on the eastern bank of the Niger River in the middle belt region of Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Igala Kingdom, whose traditional ruler, the Attah of Igala, is Alhaji Aliyu Obaje....
across the Niger River
Niger River
The Niger River is the principal river of western Africa, extending about . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in southeastern Guinea...
. The people of Weppa Wanno speak Etsako languages with Uwano dialect.
Weppa Wanno consists of several villages and towns, while the city of Agenebode
Agenebode
Agenebode is a serene, water-side town located by the banks of the Niger River in Edo State,South South geo political zone of [Nigeria]. It is the headquarters of Etsako-East local council of Edo State and the traditional capital of Weppa Wanno Kingdom....
serves as the capital and ancestral city of all Weppa Wanno people both at home and in diaspora. It is also the administrative headquarters of Etsakor East Council.
Unuedeghor, Emokweme
Emokweme
Emokweme is a town in Weppa Wanno Kingdom of Edo state, Nigeria with a population of approximately 20,000 people.The people speak Etsako with Weppa Wanno dialect....
, Oshiolo, Ekwotsor, Iviari, Ovao, Ivioghe, Iviukwe, Othame, Iviukhua, Igiode, Ivianokpodi, Iviebua are names of some of the villages that makes up Weppa Wanno Kingdom.
Government history
Administratively Weppa Wanno people were republicans, prior to colonial rule. The issue of kingship in Weppa Wanno is a modern day creation. The clans were historically ruled by various Ukpi drummers before the incursion of the colonialists, and then the village head who oversees various towns and villages. After this is the family head.The Okumagbe's stool was created through the Colonial Government Chief Commissioner's letter No. 12941108 of 27 May 1939, after the merger of Weppa and Wanno clans, and Chief Ogbaki 1, became the first monarch called Okumagbe which can be translated as the ‘unifier’. The throne of the Okumagbe is rotated among the five kinship groups. The present Okumagbe of Weppa Wanno is Dr. Eghabor a Chartered Accountant and industrialist, who is from the Iviokpisa kinship group.