Abba is a town
[Water resources - Budget Office of the Federation. "Ogwuaga in Abba town in Nwangele LGA"] in
Nwangele
Nwangele is a Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. The name was derived from the popular Nwangele river which marks the boundary between Amaigbo and Umuozu Isu. The river which is believed to have originated from Isiekenesi town passes thr ...
Local Government Area
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(LGA) in
Imo State
Imo State ( ig, Ȯra Imo) is a States of Nigeria, state in the South East (Nigeria), South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north by Anambra State, Rivers State to the west and south, and Abia State to the east. It takes its n ...
,
Nigeria
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. The first traditional ruler of Abba ancient kingdom was Eze Madukwem Emmanuel Unaka (Uburu 1 of Abba), succeeded by Eze Ndubueze Maduabuchukwu (Uburu II of Abba). Abba consists of four communities. Listed in order of seniority they are Umuokpara, Umudurunna, Ekiti-Afor, and Ogwuaga, which all consist of twenty-eight villages.
Prominent families in Abba
There are many famous and well to do families in Abba. They consist of traders, educators, businessmen, lawyers, engineers, and doctors. The
Nwoye,
Akwiwu,
Ozigbu,
Orjiakor,
Ekegbu and
Ofoha families are examples of important families in Abba. Other examples are the Uwagbuo family,the Unaka family, the
Akanno, the
Nwafor family, the
Ekwueme
Alexander Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme (21 October 1932 – 19 November 2017) was the first elected Vice President of Nigeria from 1979 to 1983 during the Second Nigerian Republic serving under President Shehu Shagari as a member of the National Pe ...
the
Nnabuike family from the Royal house of the
Nnawuihe family, the Chineme family, the
Asuzu family, the
Ohiaeri family, the Iwuoha Family, the Ugwokaegbe family where the first Reverend father in Duru N'ihe came from, the
Oguamanam family, the
Chimezie family, the Aladiri family, the Amaraegbu family, the
Nwachukwu Nwachukwu is the surname of:
* Fortunatus Nwachukwu (born 1960), Nigerian Catholic archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See
* Igwe Aja-Nwachukwu (1952–2015), Nigerian politician
* Ike Nwachukwu (born 1940), Nigerian army officer and politician ...
family, the
Chikezie
Chikezie Eze () is an American singer and the tenth place finalist on the seventh season of the television series ''American Idol''.
Early life
Chikezie was born in Inglewood, California to Nigerian parents, attended high school at the Los ...
family, the
Alinnor family, the
Onwuachumba family, the Uzomah family, the Azonobi family, and the
Obialo family, Ewuzie family, Ukadike family, Mba family, And not to omit the Anomneze family where the first Eze came from.
It is also noteworthy that one of the oldest churches in Abba, St. Stephen Anglican Church was built by Late Chief S. O Akwiwu.
History of Abba
Etymologically, the word Abba means father, which in common usage is called "Abba Nna". Historically, Abba in Nwangele LGA and
Abam
Abam is a populated clan in Abia State, Abia state. It is located in Arochukwu/Ohafia federal constituency of Nigeria.
Abam is a brother clan to Ohafia. The progenitor of the people of Abam is known as Onyerubi Atita. As a people, Abam clan in A ...
in
Bende LGA of
Abia State
Abia State ( ig, Ȯha Abia) is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, it is bordered to the north and northeast by the states of Enugu, and Ebonyi, Imo State to the west, Cross River State to the east, Akwa Ibom State to the ...
originated from the same place. Centuries ago, Field Marshall
Ochiagha Uburu left Bende and fought through several towns in a move to demonstrate his military prowess and extract respectability. Uburu finally decided to stay and establish himself in a rocky grove that was known as Ebu-Ogbugha Nkume (rock of ages) and is the location of the present day Abba.
The four villages of Abba
According to oral history, Ochiagha Uburu originally had five children. They were Okpara, Osuama,
Durunna, Ekitiafor, and Ogwuaga. Osuama is now in
Mbano. This is because Osuama did the same thing that his father did and in the process, attained more land than his father.
Umuokpara
Umuopara are a clan of the Igbo people of Umuahia Nigeria, Nigeria Which is one of the five Clans that make up the present day Umuahia. Umuopara lies on the western border of Abia with Imo State. The natural boundaries between the Umuopara of Umuah ...
, the descendants of Okpara, consist of all the villages whose ancestors were children of Okpara and these include: Umulolo,Umuduruagwu, Umuonuna,etc. The same goes for Umudurunna, which comprises villages such as: Duru ni'ihe, Umu-Ezealibe, Umuozhibiri 1 & 2 i.e Umuokam and Umuokwaraehie, Okwei, Duru-Emeaghara, and Umuduruonunu. Ekitiafor and Ogwuaga consist of villages where the inhabitants are descendants of Ekitiafor and Ogwuaga. These villages include Oteke and Amukwe which are villages in Ekitiafor.
References
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Towns in Imo State