₦airaland Forum

Earlier this week Nkpa in bende LGA of Abia state where i come from was listed as one of the 10 most expensive cultures to marry 4rm, while we where arguing i found out that i have so many brothers and sisters here on Nairaland, but goggling the history of bende was no where to be found,that was y i had 2 come up with this piece of our history and people enjoy

Today am writing about Bende LGA of Abia State Nigeria, but before i go on i need to tell you alittle about my state in which Bende is located.

Abia State was carved out of the former Imo State in 1991.The name "Abia" is an abbreviation of four of the state's densely populated regions Aba, Bende, Isuikwuato, and Afikpo of which Afikpo later waz carved out to form the present day Ebonyi State.

The present day Bende LGA was formally caled Old Bende which administrative and geo-political area stretched At that time,from Arochukwu to Umuahia and included such towns as Ututu, Ihechiowa, Ohafia, Abiriba, Nkporo, Abam, Umuhu, Bende, Igbere, Item,Alayi,Ozu-item, Isiukwu-ato, Uzuakoli, Nkpa, Umuahia, and Ikwuano with a population of 3 million people.

Citizens from the Old Bende LGA area are simply referred to as "Bende People".The term Bende is in honor of a town called "Bende" which was the seat of Local Government under the Old Bende LGA era of governance. Even today, the Bende town is still the administrative seat of Bende in the present day Abia state local government areas structure.

BACK TO BENDE LOCAL GOVT AREA.

According to my source BENDE today has many towns namely; Nkpa, Nkpokpa, Amaohoro, Eluama, Agbaiyi, Umuede, Umuewu, Ugwu, Obilaji, Okpobia , Alayi, Item ,Okporoenyi, Ugwueke , Eziukwu, Igbere and Odua with the toatal population of about 128.227 based on 2006 population census. Bende is predominantly farmers and local traders.

Bende is blessed with so many natural resources like Salt, Gold, Phosphate, Laterite Gravel and Lime Stone.It is also one of the three agricultural backbone of Abia state.The people cultivate yam, cassava, coco yam and harvest Large Palm oil plantation for commercial and personal consumption which waz formerly the heavy earner for the people in the LGA before the Oil boom and has now been neglected.

Bende people are known for their bravery and self-reliance.They showed a lot of these great traits in the wars of survival during the Nigeria Bifran War. so also in those days and still being practiced total in some selected towns Victories over enemies were copiously celebrated with our trademark and famous Bende War Dance which is very unique and very popular, The War Dance is a constant staple in our cultural diet. Through their bravery, Bende people were able to survive during the era when Might was Power.

Bende today despite producing top men like ace actor, Mr. James Iroha, aka Giringory Akabuogu of new Masquerade cast, Chinedu Ikedieze A.K.A Aki,Okechukwu Edward Ukeje also known as Mr. Raw, DR Orji Uzor Kalu former govnor of Abia state 1999/2006 plus other top Educationalist, intellectual clans and heavy weights of Abia politic,is still suffering from mismanagement.

Please when next you visit Abia state try pay a visit to bende,kindly forget the bad roads that paint the town red and blue and tap into the hospitality of our good people,so also the abundant but neglected resources most especially the Oil Palm plantation within "money dey dier ooh " .

You are all welcome.
Bende kwenu ,Nigeria kwenu oo
Thanks.



This post is writen by me Ifeanyi I. Chinonyerem of @iichinonyerem with help from http://www.abiastate.gov.ng/state-profile/history-of-abia-state/

LaurelP:
Nwanne ndewo
Kedu ebe inokwanu ugbua?

cheruv:
is that Mkpa or nkpa kos in Igbo 'n' can't come before 'kp'

LaurelP:
Kedu ebe isi na Nkpa?
Abum onye Amaedukwu!

The Nkpa People of Abia State
The Nkpa people of Abia state are found in Bende local government of Abia state. Marrying an Nkpa lady is truly expensive especially if you are not from Nkpa. The list for the traditional marriage rite is designed in such a way that it is cheaper for and Nkpa man that is getting married to an Nkpa lady; but if a man who is not from Nkpa is seeking for the hands of an Nkpa lady, he must be ready to organize a marriage ceremony that accommodates the entire community, and also must buy gifts not only for the parents of the bride, but also for all the kinsmen (Umu nna) and their daughters (Umu Ada). The truth is that by the time the groom is done fulfilling the list, he would have spent well over seven hundred thousand naira.

B2mario:
So Jigawa now receives peanut compare to Abia state?

You must be silly, so what is essence of cry of marginalization by Igbos, is like you don't check monthly allocations from the Office of the Accountant General of the federation. Keeping on claiming Abia because you want your state party to rule us.

I wish Otti well but bet me he must dump Apga if he wins tomorrow.

Beside, i don't care who wins. All the aspirants are Abians and i want God to give us someone that will work with utmost sincerity.

ikpeazu2015:
ikpeazu is the man of the moment. a qualified bio-physician. just look at the propaganda picture otti is trying to sell to us. we are not buying into otti make-believe propaganda all in the bid to downplay what ta orji achieved. you are not even an ngwa man so you cannot deceive us by saying you will form ministry of aba. you cant love us more than our own Dr ikpeazu

B2mario:
Lol, you think i don't know you? Nwoke Anambra disguising as onye Abia. Ha chokwara iwu ndi Abia, it's very expensive to be Onye Abia, the most civilized people in Nigeria.
Onye Anambra ama fashion, unu ka na eyi Aba n'oji.
But bro just be truthful to yourself and humanity to this question I'll ask you now, whatever you say is what I'll take and if you lie, spiritually you've mortgaged the future of your generations.
Aba and Onitsha, Umuahia and Awka which ones are finer and better?
Read the above things very well and anything u give is what i will take and leave everyother thing to nature to do its part.

oneeast:


What you have is hell and not a state, if you can tell yourself the truth. All the roads in your state are horrible with no government presence. Very filthy state with the worst roads in Nigeria. Your state is the worst state in Nigeria. Fact! I spit on your state. Stinking Pigy

ikpeazu2015:
vote Dr Okezie

Orikinla:
[size=18pt]I am from Abia and if you see the mess PDP has made in my home state, you will hate the PDP and every idi-ot in the PDP, because they are all partners in crime.
Only those who are cursed to do evil will vote for the PDP again in Abia and Nigeria.[/size]

Johnnyessence:
@mazzi u are insane u haven't see anything yet it's when u see u clueless father at d top when is been defeated at d Presidential polls u will now know that u are clueless as otueke president we av .see d will of God here will prevail nothing is shifting us back u will regret voting for Gej in Feb 14 2015 Cos' at ur youth age u will develop high Bp.u better stand for change and enable peace to reign hmmmmm.

Surplus90:
Fahat Fahat is one of the 64 soldiers sentenced
to death for not fighting Boko Haram. He says
it's because they were not well equipped.
http://lindaikeji..com.es/2014/12/nigerian-soldier-sentenced-to-death-for.html?m=1

eleko1:
somebody is somewhere using dis lady pixs to scam or is she the one using it?The number she drop here is diff to the one she sent me last mnt asking for dis and dat.08063880307.

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