Emeka Esogbue

 Obiship: An Amazing Status of Omuship in the Three Communities of Asaba, Ibusa and Okpanam - Emeka Esogbue Have you ever wondered why the Omu in Okpanam and Asaba often sit beside the Anioma traditional rulers at social functions even when other Omu are seated separately but you never found anyone to ask this question? Did you know that in the communities of Asaba, Ibusa, and Okpanam, Obiship is a requisition for ascending Omuship?  Well, here are answers to your questions. The Omu in these communities are indeed Obi (or Eze). In fact, no one can become an Omu without first assuming Obiship before completing the Omu rites. In this way, an Omu in Asaba, Ibusa, and Okpanam, three neighbouring Enuani communities with similar cultures is an Obi, something that slightly differentiates these Omu from their counterparts in other Anioma communities. Ike elili ukwu is one of the rites of Omuship in their lands and is compulsory. What makes it a possibility is the multiple obi system i...