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THE ANCIENT FEMINISM OF OLD IGBO TRADITION
(The Female POPES of IGBO Ethnic Group)

THE QUESTION
A child belongs to his fatherland and not his motherland; and yet, we say 'NNEKA' - 'Mother is Supreme.' Why is that?'
(Things Fall Apart - pg 106)

I was born in the eastern part of Nigeria, Igbo Tribe. It does not in any way represent the whole Africa, but allow me to tell you about my forefathers and the place of a woman in the ancient Igbo tradition and custom. One of the biggest lies in the world's history is the record that claimed that women were objectized in Igbo Land. There is no truth in it.

In as much as Igbos - like every patriarchal society of the old -
prefered male children, their daughters were their pride. A woman perpetually belongs to her father's house. It is called 'Okputolokpu' - everlasting, that is why every Igbo community calls grown daughters born in a family - Umu okpu. This explains why a man can never finish the marital rites of a woman in Igbo land. During bride price, no Igbo community would accept everything offered as dowry. The reason is that the woman is priceless.

That is why, in Igbo tradition and custom, when a man beats his wife, the wife can return to his father's house. It is not a taboo, and before the husband can take the woman he MUST -according to the tradition - go to his in-laws with a pot/bottle of wine.

NO ONE IN HISTORY HAS EVER FINISHED PAYING THE DOWRY OF AN IGBO WOMAN FOR SHE IS PRICELESS

One of my oldest relative had only sons and no daughters; he normally said to his sons, 'You do not have a sibling yet.'

In the Igbo ethnic group, a child belongs to the fatherland but is referred to as the child of the mother. The term 'Siblings' is generally known as 'Nwanne' (trans. the child of my mother because men were polygamous, the children of your mother are your siblings).

A male sibling is 'Nwanne m Nwoke' (The male child of my mother)

A female sibling is 'Nwanne m Nwanyi' (The female child of my mother).

That is why the people of Igbo Ethnic group practise what is known till this day as 'Nwadiana' (meaning The Child of the Soil)

NWADIANA
'Your' Nwadianas are the children whose mothers were married from your family.
Example: My sister's children are my Nwadianas. In Igbo custom, I am their Nna Ochie - ancient fathers.

I represent their most reliable protector. No matter what they do - I repeat, no matter what they do, once they come to me, I must protect them. They have rights in my family. If they were ostracized in their fatherland, they can come to me and I must share with them our inheritance.
This is a tradition that lives in Igbo Land till today.

Like the most tradition of the old, women were not entitled to the possessions of their fathers, but in Igbo land, once a woman is married to a house, she inherits her hut (Mkpuke Nne - the hut of the mother) which she has the power over. It is customary for her to give 'Mkpuke Nne' to her last son, and neither the man of the house nor any of the brothers can influence that.

Moreover, when an Igbo man took a wife and did not reproduce before his death, his widow would inherit all his possession as long as she stayed back in his dead husband's house and gave birth to children. Those children would bear the dead man surname; and if a man died without an heir but had daughters, one of the daughters would become his heir, and reproduce in his house. The daughter's children would carry the family's name.

Obiechina is the term that means 'A Lineage would not Terminate'. It is the duty of the male child and the female child also.
(Ref: The Joy of Motherhood: Buchi Emecheta)

Though this practice is dying, the corpse of every Igbo daughter was always buried in her fatherland, not in her husband's house. There was a popular saying in the days of our youth - 'Ozu Nwada adighi ato na mba' (the corpse of the daughter cannot be trapped in a strange land).

Igbos till today practice extended system of communalism, and the strongest unit in every family is the Umuada - the daughters. They participate in dispute resolutions, they were/are a part of the customary judicial system, and they are the owners of the dead. Till today, if you bury anyone in a family and Umuada - the daughters were not satisfied, you must repeat the burial or appease them.

THE FEMALE POPES

Of all things observed by men of old, Religion is the greatest, and Igbo tribe had no Kings. Igbos were completely loyal to the gods. In the Igbo theology, spirituality has only five aspects:

Chukwu - the supreme.

Anyanwu - the revealer of everything. Symbol of omniscience.

Agbala - the fertility of the Earth, the fertility of the people, and the spirituality.

Chi - a sub-deity

Okike - the creator of laws that governs the visible and invisible.

Because AGBALA represents Harvest, the fertility of the womb, and high spirituality, it served as the Supreme aspect of God on the earth.
Men till today totally depended on Harvest and fertility, so Agbala was the ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH of the ancient Igbos, and women were the POPES.

(In Chinua Achebe's book,'Things Fall Apart', two Popes were mentioned -

Pope Chika: the Priestess that reigned in the time of Uloka, Okonkwo's father; and

Pope Chielo: the Priestess that warned Okonkwo not to speak while she spoke.)

Just to make this post short as possible, I would have touched how judgements were passed, the position of a woman that got pregnant in her father's house (Ime Mkpuke), the case of the unmarried woman, and what happens when a woman did not like her marriage. All these are indicators on how women were treated in the Igbo land - old and present.

Women may not be the head of the house, but the family depended on them - the term 'Nwa Nne' means that the children belongs to the mother; and the Almighty aspect of God, Agbala, chose women over men.

Every clan revered Agbala, and her priestess were feared. So, I can say that we did not have a system that banned women from heading the clan. The only reason we do not allow Igbo women as Bishops and Cardinals today is because the new creed forbids it.

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THE QUESTION:
A child belongs to his fatherland and not his motherland; and yet, we say Nneka - 'Mother is Supreme.' Why is that?

THE ANSWER:
'It is true that a child belongs to its father. But when a father beats his child, it seeks sympathy in its mother's hut. A child belongs to his father when things are good and life is sweet. But when there is bitterness, he finds refuge in his motherland. That is why we say 'NNEKA' - mother is supreme.'
(Things Fall Apart - pg 106 - 107)

Credit: Ozii Baba Anieto
AJAMBELE

Cc lalasticlala

APC supporters have tried to sell their Presidential candidate to Nigerians to no avail instead of them to look for another way to sell their candidate they decided to use media propaganda to demarket other presidential candidates through their power house THE MEDIA Unfortunately for them it is not giving them the desired results as the youths are using social media to counter them. Out of desperation, they decided to use Tribal propaganda against other candidates.....

First the claimed Atiku is from Cameroon.

Then they called Peter Obi an igbo project and when that one didn't work they are now trying to link him and his supporters to Ipob.

Surprisingly out of desperation they are using this tribal propaganda against a fellow southerner because to them the structureless LP candidate is a bigger threat than Atiku Abubaka....


Peter Obi may likely lose the election but in the real sence, it is the masses that will bear the consequences of our actions and sentimental judgment.


Nevertheless, Atiku is coming

All we know is that Atiku is coming.


We don't engage in tribal and media propaganda and entitlement mentality like Tinubu and his supporters.

We don't talk too much and go about threatening people like Obi supporters

We are Atikulate
We are silent and deadly and come 2023 we will suprise them

Atiku is coming


APC could not find anything they can use to discredit peter obi and the decided to go the cowardly way.

Tribal propaganda.

They tried to sell Atiku as a Cameroonian that one did not work.

They are trying everything possible to sell Peter Obi as a tribal candidate something no other political party have dire to try.

APC supporters are willing to play the tribal card is it will guaranty them winning the general election.

Unfortunately, some Peter Obi supporters are giving them the tools needed to promote their propaganda.

But in all in all, Atiku is coming.

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Sapiosexuality:
Why these attempts to tag Peter Obi's support as IPOB support? Personally, I try to see beyond the veil and when people use the word IPOB, as I've come to observe, it's a smart way to bring Igbos into your bullshit without mentioning Igbos. If not what exactly does IPOB mean in all these context?

You can love and hate whomever you like but don't try to pretend about it. Such hate, for one is primitive, and secondly such pretence is deadly. This can be seen in people like Reno who will always look for parallels and opportunities to show hate to the people they hate while pretending to be pointing at something else.

All these articles are grounded in mischief. Tinubu is not called the Oduduwa candidate or Atiku the Arewa candidate even though people who represent these movements support them. Why is Obi's case different? Does this mean that because there is IPOB and other agitators in the east, the people from the east have lost the credibility to contest?

Anyone who really pretends (because I know that in their hearts they know it's not) and reduces Peter Obi's following to IPOB is simply working with an agenda. From mischievous and reptilean Reno, to Sega, anyone who uses IPOB as an excuse to attack Obis credibility, is simply operating under that crude hatred for Igbos. You can hate whomever you want but don't try to deceive people. Be honest. Simply tell us that you hate him because he is from the IPOB area. Try to be honest.

What better way to discredit peter obi than to play the tribal and Ipob card ?

They couldn't lay hold of anything to discredit peter obi credibility so the decided to go the cowardly way. The went tribal. Calling Peter Obi and igbo project and when that did not give them the needed result, they are know trying to link him and his supporters to Ipob

This David of a guy is something else.

Tinubu is meeting with the high and mighty While ignoring the youths and poor masses.

Peter Obi is meeting with the common masses while still meeting some powerful people outside lp.

But both of them are underestimating the almajiri, Niger and Chad voters.

Atiku is coming

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TheNiceGuy:
Agreed.

Why haven't any of you guys place the $10k bet with Deji Adeyanju as he challenged?

Are you not so sure of Obi's Presidency?

You guys are sooo predictable


APC could not find anything they can use to discredit peter obi and the decided to go the cowardly way.

Tribal propaganda.

They are trying everything possible to sell Peter Obi as a tribal candidate something no other political party have dire to try.

APC supporters are willing to play the tribal card if it will guaranty them winning the general election.

Unfortunately, some Peter Obi supporters are giving them the tools needed to promote their propaganda.

But in all in all, Atiku is coming.

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madridguy:


They are just bunch of noise makers

Nigeria is my country.

APC is my party.

Jagaban is my next president Insha Allah.

If not for stupidity why will any reasonable person want to engage in batting ? Especially on something as serious as 2023 election ?

Whether Peter Obi win the presidental election or not is not the issue here the big issue here is will the next president redeem this country ?

Personally I want Peter Obi to lose because Nigerians don't deserve someone like him we are to comfortable with sufferings,backwardness and lukewarm leadership in this country...

Some of you guys will prefer things to go extremely worse instead of Peter Obi an nyamiri to win....

We voted in PMB in 2015 before we know it dollar rose from 215 to 600 in just 7 years and somehow we are still campaigning for another old man.


Las las na all of us go buy one cup of garri for 500 if we allow tribal sentiments to cloud our sense reasoning.

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pocohantas:

It's honestly not a laughing matter but the good news is that all this gangups and attack on igbos is actually making us harder and determined to succeed in life....

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shortIGBOman:
They are 3rd class Citizen of this our beautiful Country. Besides, them no like themselves

Please ooo what is that thing that you a first class citizen is enjoying that the supposedly third class citizens are not enjoying ?


Politicians from all tribe are busy stealing our collective wealth. Kidnappers and bandits are having are filled day at your expense.

High cost of living with no job and somehow to you uncircumcised entities tribalism is your major concern.

It's all good. Come rain come sun the igbos will never as poor, stagnant and dependant as your wish them to be.....

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Islandlady:
If I am her mama, I will wipe her chord for neck, make the love clear immediately and let her brain reset to factory default!

This generation sef

Not just any cord ooo for maximum and quick effect it must be oraimo cord.

One of the difficult things in life,is to be an Igbo in Nigeria. If you support yours, you're a bigot, if you criticize yours, you're disunited, If you keep calm, you're confused. Chai �

One of the difficult things in life,is to be an Igbo in Nigeria. If you support yours, you're a bigot, if you criticize yours, you're disunited, If you keep calm, you're confused. Chai �

All we know is that Atiku is coming.


We don't engage in tribal and media propaganda and entitlement mentality like Tinubu and his supporters.

We don't talk too much and go about threatening people like Obi supporters

We are Atikulate
We are silent and deadly and come 2023 we will suprise them

All we know is that Atiku is coming.


We don't engage in tribal and media propaganda and entitlement mentality like Tinubu and his supporters.

We don't talk too much and go about threatening people like Obi supporters

We are Atikulate
We are silent and deadly and come 2023 we will suprise them

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elivtjackson5:
THE MANY LIES OF TINUBU AND HIS CAMPAIGN TEAM AGAINST PETER OBI

To put the matter straight Peter Obi is the most accepted of all the presidential candidates among the Nigerians from all ages, professions, tribes, religions, of course peter obi is the most suited for the job among the contenders.

Unfortunately his political opponents


especially that of APC, BOLA TINUBU and his campaign team are scheming and working hard to destroy the good will that Nigerians have bestowed on Obi.


The OBI's campaign team should therefore put in some work to counter this as they prepare to commence campaigns soon .

I am going to clearly state here the evil strategies that the BATIST are using to dent Obi's candidature and advice on how Obi's team should counter this.

Tinubu's evil goals.

1) Create the impression that Peter Obi is a sectional project.

2) Portray Peter Obi's supporters across Nigeria as Ipob and violent people and intolerant.

3) Portray Peter Obi and the Obidients as deceitful and liars.

4) Portray Obi's presidency as a tribal project.


HOW THEY WORK ON THIS EVIL SCHEMES

Tinubu's campaign team hires and pays some people especially in the media to design and create violent posts, engage in tribal discriminating acts and posts, issue tribal warnings and threats, while hiding under the Obidient camp to carry out this evil acts. Then they turn around and accuse Peter Obi and his supporters.

They sponsor and publish this acts on national dailys (e.g. The Nation Newspaper) social media, and infact all media claiming victims and making the Obidients the culprit.

They create false and deceitful informations including endorsements by celebrity figures, some polticians, videos, images hiding under the image of the obidients, then turn around to publish such reports as lies and deceit from Obidient team.

An example was a sponsored article where Tinubu8 campaign team hired some criminals called Igbo youths.

They issued threats that Tinubu's campaign team are not allowed in the South East. They ran to the Guardian newspaper paid and published it.

All these is to portray Peter Obi's support base as intolerant.

Treacherous indeed.

A lot of dangerous scenarios like this one plays out every day.

However let me warn Obi's team that more aggressive versions of this evil scheming by Tinubu, his campaign team and his supporters are in store against Peter Obi's Presidential aspiration and the movement

But we know that lies, propaganda and falsehood cannot stop the choice of the Nigerian masses.

Peter Obi's Campaign Team, The Labour Party (LP) And All Obidient Supporters Must Therefore Be Proactive In The Way They React And Respond To The Many Lies Emanating From the All Progressive Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate. THE MANY LIES OF TINUBU AND HIS CAMPAIGN TEAM AGAINST PETER OBI

To put the matter straight Peter Obi is the most accepted of all the presidential candidates among the Nigerians from all ages, professions, tribes, religions, of course peter obi is the most suited for the job among the contenders.

Unfortunately his political opponents especially that of APC, BOLA TINUBU and his campaign team are scheming and working hard to destroy the good will that Nigerians have bestowed on Obi.


The OBI's campaign team should therefore put in some work to counter this as they prepare to commence campaigns soon .

I am going to clearly state here the evil strategies that the BATIST are using to dent Obi's candidature and advice on how Obi's team should counter this.

Tinubu's evil goals.

1) Create the impression that Peter Obi is a sectional project.

2) Portray Peter Obi's supporters across Nigeria as Ipob and violent people and intolerant.

3) Portray Peter Obi and the Obidients as deceitful and liars.

4) Portray Obi's presidency as a tribal project.


HOW THEY WORK ON THIS EVIL SCHEMES

Tinubu's campaign team hires and pays some people especially in the media to design and create violent posts, engage in tribal discriminating acts and posts, issue tribal warnings and threats, while hiding under the Obidient camp to carry out this evil acts. Then they turn around and accuse Peter Obi and his supporters.

They sponsor and publish this acts on national dailys (e.g. The Nation Newspaper) social media, and infact all media claiming victims and making the Obidients the culprit.

They create false and deceitful informations including endorsements by celebrity figures, some polticians, videos, images hiding under the image of the obidients, then turn around to publish such reports as lies and deceit from Obidient team.

An example was a sponsored article where Tinubu8 campaign team hired some criminals called Igbo youths.

They issued threats that Tinubu's campaign team are not allowed in the South East. They ran to the Guardian newspaper paid and published it.

All these is to portray Peter Obi's support base as intolerant.

Treacherous indeed.

A lot of dangerous scenarios like this one plays out every day.

However let me warn Obi's team that more aggressive versions of this evil scheming by Tinubu, his campaign team and his supporters are in store against Peter Obi's Presidential aspiration and the movement

But we know that lies, propaganda and falsehood cannot stop the choice of the Nigerian masses.

Peter Obi's Campaign Team, The Labour Party (LP) And All Obidient Supporters Must Therefore Be Proactive In The Way They React And Respond To The Many Lies Emanating From the All Progressive Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate

Something like this ?

That has been their plans along

All we know is that Atiku is coming.


We don't engage in tribal and media propaganda and entitlement mentality like Tinubu and his supporters.

We don't talk too much and go about threatening people like Obi supporters

We are Atikulate
We are silent and deadly and come 2023 we will suprise them

APC could not find anything they can use to discredit peter obi and the decided to go the cowardly way.

Tribal propaganda.

They are trying everything possible to sell Peter Obi as a tribal candidate something no other political party have dire to try.

APC supporters are willing to play the tribal card is it will guaranty them winning the general election.

Unfortunately, some Peter Obi supporters are giving them the tools needed to promote their propaganda.

But in all in all, Atiku is coming.

APC could not find anything they can use to discredit peter obi and the decided to go the cowardly way.

Tribal propaganda.

They are trying everything possible to sell Peter Obi as a tribal candidate something no other political party have dire to try.

APC supporters are willing to play the tribal card is it will guaranty them winning the general election.

Unfortunately, some Peter Obi supporters are giving them the tools needed to promote their propaganda.

But in all in all, Atiku is coming.

APC could not find anything they can use to discredit peter obi and the decided to go the cowardly way.

Tribal propaganda.

They are trying everything possible to sell Peter Obi as a tribal candidate something no other political party have dire to try.

APC supporters are willing to play the tribal card is it will guaranty them winning the general election.

Unfortunately, some Peter Obi supporters are giving them the tools needed to promote their propaganda.

But in all in all, Atiku is coming.

APC could not find anything they can use to discredit peter obi and the decided to go the cowardly way.

Tribal propaganda.

They are trying everything possible to sell Peter Obi as a tribal candidate something no other political party have dire to try.

APC supporters are willing to play the tribal card if it will guaranty them winning the general election.

Unfortunately, some Peter Obi supporters are giving them the tools needed to promote their propaganda.

But in all in all, Atiku is coming.

APC could not find anything they can use to discredit peter obi and the decided to go the cowardly way.

Tribal propaganda.

They are trying everything possible to sell Peter Obi as a tribal candidate something no other political party have dire to try.

APC supporters are willing to play the tribal card is it will guaranty them winning the general election.

Unfortunately, some Peter Obi supporters are giving them the tools needed to promote their propaganda.

But in all in all, Atiku is coming.
We go suprise unna.

All we know is that Atiku is coming.


We don't engage in tribal and media propaganda and entitlement mentality like Tinubu and his supporters.

We don't talk too much and go about threatening people like Obi supporters

We are Atikulate
We are silent and deadly and come 2023 we will suprise them

All we know is that Atiku is coming.


We don't engage in tribal and media propaganda and entitlement mentality like Tinubu and his supporters.

We don't talk too much and go about threatening people like Obi supporters

We are Atikulate
We are silent and deadly and come 2023 we will suprise them

All we know is that Atiku is coming.


We don't engage in tribal and media propaganda and entitlement mentality like Tinubu and his supporters.

We don't talk too much and go about threatening people like Obi supporters

We are Atikulate
We are silent and deadly and come 2023 we will suprise them.

Atiku is coming oooo
We don't engage in media propaganda and entitlement mentality like Tinubu and his supporters.

We don't talk too much and go about threatening people like Obi supporters

We are Atikulate
We are silent and deadly and come 2023 we will suprise them.

Atiku is coming

We don't engage in media propaganda and entitlement mentality like Tinubu and his supporters.

We don't talk too much and go about threatening people like Obi supporters

We are Atikulate
We are silent and deadly and come 2023 we will suprise them.

Atiku is coming

We don't engage in media propaganda and entitlement mentality like Tinubu and his supporters.

We don't talk too much and go about threatening people like Obi supporters

We are Atikulate
We are silent and deadly and come 2023 we will suprise them.

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DevilSignature:
Atiku is coming for dinner from Dubai

Don't worry e go dey unna like film.

God forbid Bathing.

Atiku is coming.

Atiku is coming.

Tinubu and Obi supporters should continue fighting themselves all we know is that Atiku is coming...