ModsWillKillNL:
Then drop the Akoko nomenclature!

Akoko is a Yoruba word for woodpecker.

OgboAto:


Do not deceive yourself sir, every LG in S/W has a log of family compounds [Agbo Ile] of early settlers of every hamlet under it [LG] as well as a list of the lineages under each family compound [Agbo Ile].

This is among every other layers of insulation to LG declaration acquisition - the last of which is to collect a letter from your Baale.

Even Yoruba people can not claim citizenship of towns that are not theirs maternally or paternally. And in fact, the ancestry of one's father or mother are often considered by family compouds along the lines of the history of the father or mother's town; the inter-group relations between the parents' towns [for instance towns that have been at each others' necks fighting wars]; and if any of the parents are non-Yoruba see Akeredolu for instance & people that married outside Yorubaland]

This is not to say LG officials won't grant you indigeneship if you can part with good money but then, all of these factors & more play solid roles in indigeneship acquisition from LG & legitimacy from the family compound.


Cheers.

GuidoVanRossum:
It amazes me that almost everyone on here refers to my people as being Yorubas. Is it because of the name "Akoko?".
Please, note that the major languages in Akoko Edo are:
Okpameri
Uneme
Etuno
Ososo
And a very very tiny % of Yorubas.
Akoko-Edo isn't a Yoruba land. Yes, we have Yoruba influence and it shows in our names and all that. But we very different both culturally and in terms of language.

I therefore implore you all to stop calling my people Yorubas.


PS: This does not mean we hate the Yoruba people as they are our brothers in the same geographical contraption called Nigeria.

Mind44, Lalasticlala, please help us educate others.

kayfra:
A lot of stupidity in this thread. Akoko people are Akoko people regardless of the state. There was no such thing as Edo or Ondo states as little as 60 years ago not to talk about hundreds of years ago.

A group of people influenced by two ancient empires probably have genetic makeup from both sides. You see the influence in names (Yoruba) and some demonstrative culture (Bini) and this varies from town to town or village to village. Let them have whatever identity of their choosing.


PS: some of the cultural pics look like something picked up in recent years. No ancestors wore all that polyester

Michael004:
Na you sabi. If una like, una fit be kanuri. Yorubas don't give a folk.

GuidoVanRossum:
It amazes me that almost everyone on here refers to my people as being Yorubas. Is it because of the name "Akoko?".
Please, note that the major languages in Akoko Edo are:
Okpameri
Uneme
Etuno
Ososo
And a very very tiny % of Yorubas.
Akoko-Edo isn't a Yoruba land. Yes, we have Yoruba influence and it shows in our names and all that. But we very different both culturally and in terms of language.

I therefore implore you all to stop calling my people Yorubas.


PS: This does not mean we hate the Yoruba people as they are our brothers in the same geographical contraption called Nigeria.

Mind44, Lalasticlala, please help us educate others.

ModsWillKillNL:
Then drop the Akoko nomenclature!

Akoko is a Yoruba word for woodpecker.

ModsWillKillNL:
Then drop the Akoko nomenclature!

Akoko is a Yoruba word for woodpecker.

989900:
And the 'Akoko Ondos', what are they?

989900:
And the 'Akoko Ondos', what are they?

jetbomber17:
Akoko Edo
Akoko Ikare
Akoko Akungba

jetbomber17:
Akoko Edo
Akoko Ikare
Akoko Akungba

9jamostgrow:



Akoko-Edo is a conglomerate of Edo, Yoruba, Ebira (igara), and Igala (Akuku) Origin. it beat my imagination if someone coming to defend or explaining AKOKO-EDO as if you can force them to accept what there ancestors never told them. Another set of people are the Igara or Etunu in Akoko-edo whom want to force there origin and extend it to other part of akoko-edo just because igara is the head quarter of the local govt, forgotten somorika actually gave igara that land they currently occupied when they migrated from Nupe or Kogi area of the country. Igara are not up to 2 communities in Okpamari which are the largest group with language similarities of which somorika and Ibillo are included in Opkamari Group. for your information the Akoko-Edo with Yoruba heritage are more Yoruba than you think because majority of there ancestors are directly aboriginals from the present day Ondo town in Ondo State and few others from Ile-Ife. For various reasons best known to historians, there ancestors relocated through Old Benin Empire and merge with the Afemai and that was how language changes occurs. they are also clans with Benin heritage and Igala precisely.... Akoko-edo is a place where various tribes meet to form one group but dominated by Yoruba's because you can actually find them in all clans, Towns and villages in Akoko-Edo and they are directly or indirectly part of Akoko-Ondo.

Akoko-Edo are Edo like their name clearly suggests. Also stop msking claims without proof. You were not born several hundred years ago to claim people's ancestors migrated from such or such location. Nobody migrated from ife which was a small village until the british started urbanising it in 1912.
Why do you guys hardly apply logics when you talk ?
There is no yoruba connection in Edo-State or the south south, we are just one big Edo family

9jamostgrow:



Akoko-Edo is a conglomerate of Edo, Yoruba, Ebira (igara), and Igala (Akuku) Origin. it beat my imagination if someone coming to defend or explaining AKOKO-EDO as if you can force them to accept what there ancestors never told them. Another set of people are the Igara or Etunu in Akoko-edo whom want to force there origin and extend it to other part of akoko-edo just because igara is the head quarter of the local govt, forgotten somorika actually gave igara that land they currently occupied when they migrated from Nupe or Kogi area of the country. Igara are not up to 2 communities in Okpamari which are the largest group with language similarities of which somorika and Ibillo are included in Opkamari Group. for your information the Akoko-Edo with Yoruba heritage are more Yoruba than you think because majority of there ancestors are directly aboriginals from the present day Ondo town in Ondo State and few others from Ile-Ife. For various reasons best known to historians, there ancestors relocated through Old Benin Empire and merge with the Afemai and that was how language changes occurs. they are also clans with Benin heritage and Igala precisely.... Akoko-edo is a place where various tribes meet to form one group but dominated by Yoruba's because you can actually find them in all clans, Towns and villages in Akoko-Edo and they are directly or indirectly part of Akoko-Ondo.

verydark:
northerners have the same problem too.not all northerners are the same.

blame igbos for trying to make everything look simple.

verydark:


it will not matter.people will still call you yorubas because you are in west near yorubas.

you cant demand from us to exactly know all tribes in nigeria.thats like learning mathematics.keep your peace and move on.