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Ekiti People by macof(m): 4:08pm On Sep 09, 2014 |
I just felt I should compile this for my beloved Ekiti people. The Ekiti people are aboriginal, culturally homogeneous and highly intellectual agriculturalist Yoruboid-speaking people that forms a sub-group of the larger Yoruba ethnic group of West Africa, particularly in Nigeria and some part of Benin. Ekiti people who are well-known for their diverse and quality of traditional arts, music, poetry and witty sayings are reside predominantly in the Ekiti State in Western Nigeria. The Ekiti constitutes one of the largest Yoruba sub-group in Nigeria with the 2006 population census by the National Population Commission putting the population of Ekiti State at 2,384,212 people. Ekiti State lies south of Kwara and Kogi State, East of Osun State and bounded by Ondo State in the East and in the south. It was declared a state on October 1, 1996 alongside five others by the military under the dictatorship of General Sani Abacha. The state, carved out of the territory of old Ondo State, covers the former twelve local government areas that made up the Ekiti Zone of old Ondo State. On creation, it took off with sixteen (16) Local Government Areas (LGAs), having had an additional four carved out of the old ones. Ekiti State is one of the thirty-six states that constitute Nigeria. The capital of Ekiti State is Ado-Ekiti. There are not less than 120 towns in Ekiti state. One important aspect of the Ekiti towns is the common suffix "Ekiti" attached to their names eg. Ido-Ekiti, Ado-Ekiti, Oye-Ekiti. Historically Ekiti people like the larger Yoruba are aborigine to the region, until absorbed by the invaders from the East. The term Ekiti denotes a "Mound", and is derived from the rugged mountainous feature of the country. It is an extensive province and well watered, having several tribes and clans right on to the border of the Niger, eastward. They hold themselves quite distinct from the Ijesas, especially in political affairs but have always had a strong brotherhood consciousness. Ekiti themselves never saw each other as one nation until the Ekiti parapo(Ekiti confederacy) agreement of 1877 in order to raise a strong army against Ibadan. The 16 foremost Ekiti Obas also went into agreements with Ijesa as Ogedengbe of Ilesa led the Ekiti parapo army It is believed that the ancestors of Ekiti people who came to combine with the aboriginal people on the land migrated from Ile Ife, the spiritual home of the Yoruba people. According to oral and contemporary written sources of Yoruba history, Oduduwa, the ancestor of the Yoruba traveled to Ife [Ife Ooyelagbo] where he met people who were already settled there. Among the elders he met in the town were Agbonniregun,Obatala, Orelure, Obameri, Elesije, Obamirin, Obalejugbe just to mention a few. It is known that descendants of Agbonniregun [Baba Ifa] settled in Ekiti, examples being the Alara and Ajero who are sons of Ifa from the same mother. Orunmila himself spent a greater part of his life at Ado before going back to Ife to become Oba of Oketase, Ife. Due to this, we have the saying ‘Ado ni ile Ifa’ [Ado is the home of Ifa]. The early Ekiti country is divided into 16 districts (and it has been maintained to this day), each with its own Owa or King (Owa being a generic term amongst them) some of which are Owore of Otun,The Ajero of Ijero, Alara of Aramoko, Alaye of Efon-Alaye, Ewi of Ado, Elekole of Ikole, Olojudo of Ido, Oloye of Oye, Arinjale of Ise(and 7 others i dont know). these 16 Owas controlled other small towns that paid homage to them, Ewi and Owore are said to have had the largest territories. The Ekiti are very intelligent and have a deep love of home- there has been no large scale migration of Ekiti peoples to neighbouring countries, but Ekitis are in other parts of Yorubaland mostly in Ondo, Oshun and Kwara states. Respect for age and superiors, ingrained politeness is part and parcel of their nature. Ekiti land is reputed to have produced the highest number of professors in Nigeria.It is rather by heritage than by accident that the motto of the present Ekiti state is “Fountain of Knowledge,” since Agbonniregun whose descendants are all over Ekitiland is praised as Akeke-f'inu s'ogbon [the small man with a mind full of wisdom, which could be the source of the popular "Ekiti kete" slogan Several pioneers academics are from the state. Pioneers like Profs Adegoke Olubummo (One of the 1st Nigerian Professors in the field of Mathematics), Adeyinka Adeyemi (1st Professor of Architecture in West Africa). Others include renowned academics like Profs J.F. Ade-Ajayi, Niyi Osundare, Sam Aluko and others too many to mention The main staple food of the people of Ekiti is pounded yam with Isapa soup or vegetable soup. NATURAL RESOURCES Ekiti land is naturally endowed with numerous natural resources. The state is potentially rich in mineral deposits. These include granite, kaolin, columbite, channockete, iron ore, baryte, aquamine, gemstone, phosphate, limestone,GOLD among others. They are largely deposited in different towns and villages of Ijero, Ekiti West, Ado - Ekiti, Ikole, Ikere, Ise-Ekiti and other Local Government Areas.The Land is also blessed with water resources, some of its major rivers are Ero, Osun, Ose, and Ogbese. More so a variety of tourist attractions abound in the state namely, Ikogosi Warm Spring, Ipole - Iloro Water Falls, Olosunta hills, Ikere, Fajuyi Memorial Park Ado - Ekiti and so on. The Ikogosi tourist centre is the most popular and the most developed. The warm spring is a unique natural feature, and supporting facilities are developed in the centre. The spring is at present being processed and packaged into bottled water for commercial purpose by a private company - UAC Nigeria Moreover, the land is buoyant in agricultural resources with cocoa as its leading cash crop. It was largely known that Ekiti land constituted well over 40% of the cocoa products of the famous old Western Region. The land is also known for its forest resources, notably timber. Because of the favorable climatic conditions, the land enjoys luxuriant vegetation, thus, it has abundant resources of different species of timber. Food crops like yam, cassava, and also grains like rice and maize are grown in large qualities. Other notable crops like kola nut and varieties of fruits are also cultivated in commercial quantities Ekiti Anthem " Oun abajoro kiipe kun Oun asepo nileye Ehin ola wa tidara o Awa Ekiti ati parapo Kaparapo katun panupo Awa Ekiti ati gbominira Okan lawansee Chorus: Ekiti, Ekiti ati gbominira (2ce) Awa Ekiti iwaju laomalo lagbara Olorun Awa Ekiti okan soso ma ni’wa o lailai." Oriki Ekiti omo Owa omo ekun omo oro ninu waya agbele sebi eko, aidamo ro o yangba omo otiriki ju Ida, ki keri ogun hun won l'ule Owa Elila oke isa, okan din nibe eyin ra kan si, okan le nibe inse leyin pa kan je Omo agesin re popo ukoro, Omo ogbogan gbogan leti Omo aroyin royin kan se po e yo run lule aran Omo ekun peran dagba aya si, Omo jiwajiwa ileke Eyin lomo olulu oro kii ro loru. Omo olupepe ka sokasoka ka mebibo sere, ka soloko segbe ogiri lule eyigbo Eyin lomo irafi eemi, omo agbona bi ado Omo elewure funfun ilasa ki fun bi okin Omo obanla ba odo, omo arabaribi akuta Omo Aalaere gbendeke, Omo aji be gbaa ji Udile Ekiti Omo aji mogun sano omo opababa lesi lodo ose oko. ADEYEMI Ekundayo Adeyinka, Prof. Distinguished Professor, 1st Professor of Architecture in West Africa Adegoke Olubummo, Ekit man and one of the 1st Nigerian Professors in the field of Mathematics Saraibi Ogedengbe Agbogungboro 47 Likes 5 Shares
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Re: Ekiti People by Ghost01(m): 10:53pm On Sep 09, 2014 |
@OP - You have tried! 11 Likes |
Re: Ekiti People by Nobody: 8:53am On Sep 10, 2014 |
Beautiful 7 Likes |
Re: Ekiti People by adebisiema(m): 8:59am On Sep 10, 2014 |
Omo Ekiti original ni mi......proud to be an Ekitish LongLiveIjesaIsu LongLiveEkitiState LongLiveNigeria 12 Likes |
Re: Ekiti People by adebisiema(m): 9:01am On Sep 10, 2014 |
Mods plz front page......very beautiful write up 4 Likes |
Re: Ekiti People by sholay2011(m): 2:39pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
Proudly Ekiti 3 Likes |
Re: Ekiti People by Nobody: 8:07pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
But they like stomach infrastructure 8 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Ekiti People by calobinna(m): 8:08pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
nice one OP 2 Likes |
Re: Ekiti People by datguru: 8:08pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
End Time Things |
Re: Ekiti People by Dwady(m): 8:08pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
Wonderful. 1 Like |
Re: Ekiti People by Babyboy1986(m): 8:09pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
Hmmmm. |
Re: Ekiti People by sirjohnson(m): 8:11pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
Interesting 1 Like |
Re: Ekiti People by freecharles(m): 8:13pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
Ekiti kèté....ń òkún ò 18 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Ekiti People by BestNaija(m): 8:14pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
Beautiful 1 Like |
Re: Ekiti People by dytbabe: 8:15pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
Ekiti/Ondo Awon alagidi 8 Likes |
Re: Ekiti People by Nobody: 8:19pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
dytbabe: Ekiti/Ondoam from Ondo, we don't take sh||t frm nobody 7 Likes |
Re: Ekiti People by NgwaManNaija4LF(m): 8:19pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
Nice one,my girlfriend is from there. 2 Likes |
Re: Ekiti People by Facosco(m): 8:21pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
Ekiti Ile iyi, ile eye, proud to be Ekiti 4 Likes |
Re: Ekiti People by gannod(m): 8:22pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
[quote author=Keneking]But they like stomach infrastructure |
Re: Ekiti People by WIZGUY69(m): 8:23pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
God bless the most Educated state in NGERIA! #team fountain of knowledge #team ekiti kete. am proud of the state. and God bless odua NATION. 12 Likes
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Re: Ekiti People by wabuk(m): 8:26pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
Long life IDO -Ekiti Long life ekiti state Long life nigeria |
Re: Ekiti People by unapologetic: 8:26pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
dytbabe: Ekiti/Ondo And what does that have to do with the Article? Am from Ekiti and the nonsense you just wrote does not apply to me. 1 Like |
Re: Ekiti People by vicoloni(m): 8:28pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
Erio Ekiti, my mum's birthplace. Am proud to be associated! 3 Likes |
Re: Ekiti People by daveP(m): 8:28pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
Facosco: Ekiti Ile iyi, ile eye, proud to be Ekitilemme see ma home people here(sits and sips wine, awaiting fellow Ekitans) China-Chinese Ekiti- Ekitans |
Re: Ekiti People by LogoDWhiz(m): 8:28pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
Hin okun o ekiti kete. Proudly ekiti boy. @op. Please it's Oore now Owore. Thanks. Nice writeup btw 1 Like |
Re: Ekiti People by Nobody: 8:30pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
dytbabe: Ekiti/Ondo..haa!!!....rara ooo Ekiti o ni agidi ooo Mio mo nipa Ondo sha ooo...Mo sha mo wipe Ondo ma nje aja ganni.... Awa omo Ekiti-Kwara lo sense-making ju.... Lol....shey you can read my yoruba??.....**covers face with 10 yards of ankara** 4 Likes |
Re: Ekiti People by Nobody: 8:31pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
Awa omo onile. Being an indigene is a blessing 3 Likes |
Re: Ekiti People by MabraO: 8:31pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
Na only book dem sabi for ekiti Development is zero In Moba(osun-ekiti)no network is working common pure water them no get. Otun ekiti is a lil better. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Ekiti People by Nobody: 8:32pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
MabraO: Na only book dem sabi for ekitiLol. |
Re: Ekiti People by undisputed25(m): 8:33pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
am proud am from the state.......... Where peace reign and love... Ekiti a gbe a Ooooo |
Re: Ekiti People by undisputed25(m): 8:35pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
FrankySnow: Lol.Pls tell us ur state and we tell you the vices everywhere can't be like london 1 Like |
Re: Ekiti People by Worksunlimited: 8:35pm On Sep 10, 2014 |
@OP, you forgot to add, that ekitimen were the best warriors in the whole of yorubaland, majorly because of our inherent doggedness and ruggedness.. Which resulted in the adage that "Never attempt to hurt an ekiti man in any way/form, for it would be a mistake on your part to think the quarrel is over".. They rarely forget and seldom forgive.. 5 Likes 1 Share |
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