Emeka Esogbue

 My Father Did His Best to Document Onicha-Olona History and I Have Taken Over, Felix Nwabuokei, Historical Researcher and SWADAA Regional Commander – Part One Rev Felix Ifeanyi Nwabuokei is a historical researcher, clergy and Regional Commander of the Social Watch Anti-Drug Abuse Advocacy (SWADAA). Nwabuokei has remained in the forefront of the documentation of his people’s history and has been heavily relied on by other researchers. Recently, he authored the book, “A Historical Account on Onicha-Olona Kingdom,” now one of the widely sought-after books in the community. In this interview with media personality, EMEKA ESOGBUE (PEN MASTER), Rev Felix Nwabuokei tells readers the history and origin of Onicha-Olona settlement with names of the founders, why the community is of Ezechime Clan even though it did not originate from the Ezechime ancestry, and why the people of the community have hardly documented the community’s history in books. Nwabuokei further explains the reasons behin...

 vanishing Multiple Eze System in Anioma Cultural Space and Accompanying Challenges: A Case Study of the Ibusa Community Emeka Esogbue   According to Gideon Ikenwe, “a society or community without stratification or authority, functions, and social ladder will enthrone disrespect, disorderliness and even anarchy, at which stage the community becomes ungovernable. There must be levels in every society and extant rules and regulations that will control these different levels and by and large, bring discipline to the entire community.” The Ibusa society with ladders of statuses and stratifications falls within the establishment of Gideon’s theory of social stratification as elucidated above. The Ibusa society recognizes that everyone in the society does not enjoy homogenous or equal rank or eminence, as individuals with different beliefs, desires, and aspirations will always want to rise beyond the other by climbing socio-political ladders to find their way to the top. The Ib...