Is about time, Esan folks, Nigerians and Africans stop taking our history for granted. We should priorities the preservation of our History and Rich Cultural Heritage.
"A peoople without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree withut roots." - By WPP Jr
The Original names of 35 Esan Clans
AMAHOR - Original name isAmaho
EGORO - The correct name is EGHOLO.
EMU - The correct name is EMULU.
EBELLE - original name is EBENE
KEKHENLEN – Ekekhenlen is derived from two words, Eko meaning Camp and EKHENLEN meaning traders.
EKPOMA – Ekpoma
EKPON –Ekpon
EMU - The correct name is EMULU.
EGORO - The correct name is EGHOLO.
EWATTO - The correct name is EBHOATO.
EWOHIMI - The correct name is EBHOIKIMI from the original name ORIKIMI
EWOSSA - The correct name is EBHOSA
EWU - The correct name is EILU
IRRUA - The correct name is URUWA
IDOA- Idoa.
IGUEBEN - IGUEBEN correctly came from two words. IGUE which is a Bini word for CAMP or village, and EBEN which was the name of the builder of the camp.
OHORDUA - The correct name is OKHUODUA from Okhuele - Odua.
OKALO - Okalo
OKHUESAN- The correct name is OKHUELE-ESAN, a name which has overemphasized the connection there is between Okhuele-Odua (Okhuodua) and Okhuesan.
OGWA - Ogwa
OPOJI - The correct name is UKPOZI.
UBIAJA- The correct name is UBIAZA.
ORIA – It is said after the Idah War of 1516 on the way back, the Oba of Benin PURIFIED his body with some slaves just as it is customarily done in Esanland by women using a few days old chicken. From this the name ORIA is said to have come. (RIA EGBE - A means to cleanse the body).
UDO – Udo
UGBEGUN - The over-all name of Ugbegun came from their first real Onojie called UGBEGUN, who went along with the rest of Esan leaders round about 1463 to answer Oba Ewuare the Selfish's call.
OROWA – the original name is Uruwa
UGBOHA - The correct name is OWOHA
UGUN- Ugun
UJIOGBA – UJIOGBA
UKHUN- Ukhun
URHOHI- The correct name is UROI
UROMI- The correct name is URONMUN.
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