Onye ishzi Okunano: A poser!
The issue of Seniority position in Okunanoland has become a good subject for debate. Facts and figures that were indoctrinated into us by our parents is now exposed to a great challenge for the want of reason or rationale. How do we teach our children that Akegbe Ogwugwueze bore four sons in this order: Obuoffia - The first born-son Akegbe ugwu - The second born-son Amodu - The third born-son Umah - The fourth and last born-son The above are the four sons of Akegbe Ogwugwueze(a.k.a. Okunano Osagwede) the progenitor of Okunano. That though Obuoffia is the first son, the position of Seniority has been given to Akegbe ugwu for whatever reason. How do we justify this act? It's not my position to question or concern myself with changing the status quo as it were, but if you are blessed with highly intellectual children who would want to know more about this fact like most of us are, what do you tell them? In the course of our research, we are yet to unearth what transpired exac...
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