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Ngwo is a town located in the south-eastern state of Enugu, Nigeria, with a population of about 100,000 people.[ citation needed ] The town's native population are of Igbo ethnicity. Ngwo is among the major landlord to the administrative, political and economic hub of Enugu City, in that public and private institutions, shopping malls, hotels, banks and so on are situated in some Ngwo lands.
Ngwo people descended from a man called Ngwu-Ako, who lived with his wife at a place now called "Isi Okpoto" which is the present day St. Mary Catholic Church and its environs. Ngwu-Ako gave it the name "Okpotokpo", literally in English "large", because the fruits and trees that grew there were of very large sizes and shapes. That is, for him, they were "okpotokpo" (very large/huge). Living there with his wife, they begat their ten male children who eventually metamorphosed into the ten villages of Ngwo: Uboji, Amankwo, Ameke, Ukaka, Enugu, Etiti, Amachala, Amaebo, Okwojo, and Umuase. While the first three settled at a place now called Ngwo-uno, the last seven settled at a place also now called Ngwo-asaa. That accounts for the two big shades/components of Ngwo: Ngwo-uno and Ngwo-asaa (Ngwo-egu). Ngwo-uno is made up of three main villages: Amankwo, Ameke, and Uboji. Ngwo-asaa is composed of seven villages: Enugu, Etiti, Amachala, Ukaka, Amaebo, Okwojo, and Umuase.
Ngwo is the only town in Nigeria that is in three local government areas: Udi, Enugu North, and Enugu South. This has been so, either for political reasons or for Ngwo being critical, as a major landlord, to the commercial nerve centres of those local government areas: 9th Mile Corner and Enugu township.
Geographically, Ngwo is bounded to the north by Abor, to the south by Nsude, to the west by Eké, and to the east by Niké. Ngwo remains a historically important place in Enugu state.
Ngwo is a hilly area, with much of the land area being up to 600 meters above sea level. The hills are moderately sloping and undulating.
Development is fast enveloping Ngwo town considering the high spate of commercial activities both at Enugu township and 9th Mile Corner, Ngwo.
The first "Okpoto" (High chief) of Ngwo was Chief Donald Nnadi Oji, appointed under British administration. The second "Okpoto" of Ngwo was Chief Josiah O. Agu.
Ameke Ngwo is one of the ten formative villages of Ngwo, which, in 2001, was upgraded to the status of an autonomous community by the Enugu State Government and gave rise to the establishment of the position of the traditional ruler, called the Igwe.[ further explanation needed ]
Igwe Jerome Charles Okolo, "Ogwugwuebenebe XXI", of Ameke Ngwo, became the first holder of this position having been unanimously elected by the entire community in October 2003. His coronation was an especially large community-wide festival, for which the Igbo people of Eastern Nigeria are renowned. The Ijele Masquerade—the king of Igbo masquerades, a multi-storey towering ensemble of carvings, masks, and fabrics—made one of its very rare outings to grace the occasion, which was held on the football grounds of the local community primary school.
The creation of autonomous communities has caused dissent among the Ngwo clan. Instead of one 'Okpoto of Ngwo', there are now five: the Igwe of Ameke, the Igwe of Uboji, the Igwe of Amankwo, the Ama of Ime-Ama (Okwojo), and the Esa of Ngwo Asa. Some people anticipate even more petit chiefs, causing the titles to become meaningless.
Uboji is the first son of Ngwo, and Amokwe is the first son of Uboji, Amokwe-uwani; the ehums; aborigines hold the owhor, the staff; whose inheritance is by succession and give interpretation to tradition and traditional practices, the first traditional ruler of Uboji, Igwe Engr Basil Chibunine Ugwuozor was chosen based on this progenital fact.[ further explanation needed ]
Controversies in Ngwo are resolved by the Ndinka (council of elders) Amokwe-uwani. In modern history, Onyeihu Isaac Ekete Eze (aged more than 122 years) held the owhor and on his transition, Elder Thompson Mba (aged more than 120 years) inherited it, and later Pa Jacob Ani Mba, who died at the age of 106 years. Next to Pa Jacob Mba is Pa Michael Onyia (aged more than 110 years) followed by Elder Elias O Ugwuozor. The latter is also the first surviving son of the late Pa Mark Ugwuozor, one of the first people to embrace Christianity in Ngwo. Elder Elias Ugwuozor did not hold the owhor owing to his transition before Elder Michael Ngwu Onyia. Ngwo is a town and a clan that extended into three local governments; Udi, Enugu North, and Enugu South. H.E Chief C C Onoh, the former Governor of old Anambra State was one of the notable sons of Ngwo.
Ngwo is the home to some of the biggest markets in Enugu state. Markets such as Ogbete mkt, New Market, Akwata, 9th Mile Corner and Odegba are in the Ngwo area.
Ngwo has a rich traditional culture. [1] Every two years, the people of Ngwo celebrate the Odo festival which is a masquerade festival celebrated by the community of Amaeke Ngwo. The community celebrates the festival for three months. [2]
Ngwo is predominantly a Christian community with Catholic, Anglican, Methodist, and Pentecostal churches.[ citation needed ] However, there are also adherents of Odinala in Ngwo.[ citation needed ]
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