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The President of the Association of Ewe Indigenes of Nigeria, Mr. Albert Ayeadun, has urged the Lagos State Government to accord the people all benefits due to citizens.

Ewe people are mainly found on Lagos coastline, with their primary business being fishing.

But Ayeadun noted in an interview with our correspondent that because the people were also predominantly found in Ghana and Togo, many stakeholders tended to overlook their presence in Nigeria.

He said, “The Ewe people left Ile-Ife around 12th century. Some settled down in Dahomey and Togo. But the majority are in the Volta Region of Ghana. But some decided to return, alongside the Egun to found Badagry around 1425.

According to him, Badagry comprises three ethnic groups of Egun, Awori and Ewe.

He added that Ewe people later started migrating to different parts, including Apese, in Victoria Island.

“Some people say Ewe people are only in Togo and Ghana. This is not true. Even the UNESCO, in its reports noted that the Ewe stretch as far as Ghana, Togo and Badagry in Nigeria. Because we are a minority group, we don’t enjoy much recognition. Although our forefathers once migrated outside, we are originally from Ife. We have our Yoruba culture and religious practices. Amosu, Akapo, Famuyiwa are some of the Ifa names we bear,” he added.

Ayeadun lamented that his people had been suffering discrimination in the hands of government, some traditional rulers and agencies such as immigration.

He said he once wrote a petition to the state government accordingly, but he got no response from it

“At times when our people want to get international passport, we are denied attention when we require letters of identification from some traditional rulers,” he added.

He noted that because the Ewe man is a fisher almost from birth, he is also a good swimmer any day

He said, “If you can’t swim, you can’t fish. An average Ewe man, put him in a Lagoon, he will swim across. That is why we also encourage government to employ Ewe people to manage our coastlines.”

To underscore the fact that they are Yorubas, the Ewe people have been very active culturally. Ayeadun says the people, for instance, took some cultural troupes to the Oranyan Festival recently held in Oyo, Oyo State.

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is that so? nice to hear

Dis is d first time i will b hearin dat,we hav ewe in nigeria

Which one is Ewe again?! Too many Yoruba sub-groups jare

He said, “The Ewe people left Ile-Ife around 12th century.

Far back 12th century, how do they expect anyone to remember them?

They would have been recognised as true Yoruba subgroup, if they've always been at least present or represented at the annual Osun-Oshogbo festival like their likes in Benin republic, Cuba and Brazil, and other cultural events.

No ewe is not different from egun and awori

Ewe is under anago. Akapo, amosu etc are also used by awori and ogu.

Anago people are fon, egun, awori, GA, etc

aljharem:
No ewe is not different from egun and awori

Ewe is under anago. Akapo, amosu etc are also used by awori and ogu.

Anago people are fon, egun, awori, GA, etc

stop rubbishing our history your are not yoruba you are from borno....boko borno.

[quote author=iconize post=26938193]How does being Yoruba translate to being a Lagosian?u are not making sense,what ibos,ijaws,edos in lagos who call themselves lagosians?thrash

[quote author=ChristyG post=26939918][/quote]--And who's this malnourished Nigerian being with gorilla brains?

Does your brain function at all?

The Ewes trace their origin to the old Oyo empire, now how does that make them indigenous Lagosians?

jump off the cliff if your thinking faculty can't produce a good answer.

[quote author=iconize post=26940254]--And why am i malnourished Nigerian being with gorilla brains?

Does my brain function at all?

The Ewes trace their origin to the old Oyo empire, now how does that make them indigenous Lagosians?

I shuld jump off the cliff if my thinking faculty can't produce a good answer.[/quote u obviously know nothing about lagos history,u y1bo animal.many of those who are lagos indigenes,deir fore fathers migrated dere except d awori,what about d slaves who returned to lagos and became indigenes,d onikoyi of ikoyi has his roots in oyo but he is a lagos indigene,egun migrated from benin republc yet many of them are lagos and ogun indigenes.next time dont expose how dull and empty-headed u are online,u demented son of a biatch.they are lagos indigenes and dere is nothing u can do about it apart from barking like a deranged dog on d internet

iconize:
Ewe, peoples living in southeastern Ghana, southern Benin, and the southern half of Togo who speak various dialects of Ewe, a language of the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family. Ewe unity is based on language and common traditions of origin: their original homeland is traced to Oyo, in western Nigeria, which was a major Yoruba kingdom.

f.o.o.l,why did u modify dis post,obviously u realised it didnt make any sense

ChristyG:
f.o.o.l,why did u modify dis post,obviously u realised it didnt make any sense

Such an addled dunce!

How does that stop me from pummeling your skull?

Tell us how Ewes are Lagosians.

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author=ChristyG post=26940567]

I barely could read the vacuous gibberish you wrote.

Anybody who pummels this schmuck is termed Igbo.

Imagine a nation to be churning out moronic university graduates.

History states that the Ewes trace their original homeland to Oyo, western Nigeria. Now tell us how that translates to them being indigenous Lagosians.

iconize:
I barely could read the vacuous gibberish you wrote.

Anybody who pummels this schmuck is termed Igbo.

Imagine a nation to be churning out moronic university graduates.

History states that the Ewes trace their original homeland to Oyo, western Nigeria. Now tell us how that translates to them being indigenous Lagosians.

This iconize guy is a complete embodiment of ignorance hued in arrogance. It doesn't come as a surprise, it is innate to your part of the earth to make all the noise but with little substance. It is genetically wired in the DNA of your versions to shout everyone down and try so hard to appear better than others but really, false is the case.

To the bolded where you displayed your generationally inherited folly:

To start from home:

Virtually every kingdom/town in SouthWest were said to have migrated (from Ife) in past centuries (I can list) - does this make them indigenous by your logic?

There have been talks about Igbos' migration waves from Nri - whereever they migrated to in Igboland, does this make them indigenous to the land, by your logic?

The Hausa were said to have migrated in waves from Nubia, does this make them indigenous to Nothern Nigeria?

Outside:

The Bantu migrated from Cameroun area to Southern Africa, does this make them indigenous to Sern Africa?

Research says the Native Americans migrated to the whole of Americas from Siberia during ice age crossing - does this make them indigenous, by your logic?

The Japanese migrated from China to their archipelago settlements - now Japan, does this make them ingigenous?

Let the post speak you and you'll realize you're completely daft.

Whomever employed you should review their decision and let you go, you my friend knows nothing other than your average use of English language.