Friday, 5 May 2017

Igbo bụ aha agbụrụ bụrụkwa aha asụsụ ha.[1] Abịa n’obodo ọbụla, otu na ihe ndi omenala eji ama obodo bụ asụsụ ha. Ya mere na a bịa n’obodo m bụ Igogoro Enugwu Ezike, ha nwere otu asụsụ (olundi) eji mara ha nke mere na onye ọbụla sụrụ ya bụ asụsụ ebe ọbụla, na-ana ama na onye ahụ bụ onye Igogoro Enugwu Ezike.

Omenala ọbụla nwere asụsụ, nwekwa ụdị nri ha na eri, ya na akwa ha na-eyi n’ahụ ha. Mana nke kacha dị mkpa na ime ha bụ asụsụ maka na asụsụ bụ otu ihe dịkarịsịrị mkpa na ndụ mmadụ[2]. Ọbụ maka nke a ka eji nwee ọtụtụ olundị n’asụsụ anyi bụ Igbo maka na ọbụ otu ụzọ na ihe kacha dị mkpa eji enwe mmekọrịta na etiti ndi mmadụ. Ọbụ ya kpatara eji asị na asụsụ mejupụtara obodo, obodo emejupụta asụsụ.[3]

N’ime ederede a, agam egosipụta ndi bu ndi Igbo, ebe ha bị n’ala Naịgerịa, Ebe obodo m si puta n’ ala Igbo, n’ asusu Igbo, olundi ndi obodo m na asụsụ Igbo izugbe na ihe ndị ọzọ dị iche iche.

Ihe kpatara m agaghị eleghara olundi anya bu na di ka Ọkammụta Longinus si kwuo “na asụsụ na-ewepụta uche (ideas); ọ bụ n’ime asụsụ ka eji amata uche.”[4] Mazị Eke nwa Onu kwụkwara si, na olu ndi obodo kacha eweputa uche n’asụsụ ọkacha oge onye na-asụ ya bu asụsụ ji olundi eji mara obodo ya wee na-asụ ya bu asụsụ.[5]

Ya bụ, na-abịa n’ obodo m bụ Igogoro Enugwu Ezike, onye ọbụla chọrọ izi ndi mmadu ozi mọbụ chọrọ igwa ndi obodo okwu ma chọọ ka egee ya ntị, ga eji olundi eji mara Igogoro Enugwu Ezike wee kwuo ya bu okwu.

Ndịigbo

Ndịigbo so n’otu n’ime agbụrụ ndị bụ ọkaibe n’ala Naịjirịa. Ọ bụ ha mejupụtara mpaghara Ọwụwaanyanwụ Naịjirịa. Ha jụpụtara n’agbata latitude 5 na 8 n’Ọwụwaanyanwụ ya.[6] Ha bichiri obosaraala dịka 50,641 kilomita (15,800 sqm).[7]Obodo ndị di na ala Igbo bụ ndịa; Anịọma taa na Steti Delta, imereime obodo dị na Steeti Rivas na Bayelsa gụrụ gawakwa ọtụtụ ndị nọcha n’ebe a na-akpọbu Steeti Benue na ndị banyekwara na Steeti Abịa, Anambara, Ebomyi, Enugwu na Imo.[8] Ndi Igbo bịsachara ebe niile di na uwa. Abịa n’Naịgirịa, ọnụọgụgụ ndi Igbo bu ihe dị ka 32,000,000.[9] Ndi bi n’ United States bu ihe dika ọnụ ọgụgụ 220,000. Ndị bị n’ Cameroon bu ihe dịka ọnụọgụgụ 100,000. Ndị bị n’ Ghana bu ihe dịka ọnụọgụgụ 60,000.[10]

Igogoro Enugwu Ezike.

Igogoro bu otu na ime ọtụtụ obodo dị n’ime nnukwu obodo ana akpọ Enugwu Ezike. Obodo ndị ahụ di n’ime Enugwu Ezike gunyere ndịa; Aguibeje, Ajị, Amachalla, Amaja, Amufie, Ette, Ezillo, Ekposhi, Igogoro, Umuogbo Agụ, Umuopu Agụ, Ikpamodo, Ikpuiga, Imufu, Inyi, Isiugwu, Iyionu, Umugbo Ekposhi, Nkpamute, Ogbodu, Ogrute, Okata, Umuogbo Ulo, Okpo, Olido, Owerre Eze, Uda, Ufodo, Ugbaike, Umuagama, Umuida, Umuopu, Uroshi na Umunaji.[11]

Obodo niile ndịa nwere otu asụsụ ma ewezụga Ette. Ihe mere Ette ji wee na-asu Asụsụ dị iche bụ maka na ha na ndi Igala bị nso, na emekoritakwa ihe ọnụ. Na agbnyeghi nkea, ọtụtụ na ime ha na-asụkwa olu ndi eji mara Enugwu Ezike. Obodo ndi a niile nwere otu omenala mana na-asukwa otu olu ndi.

Na-agbanyeghi nkea, eji idikọ na otu mara obodo Igogoro. Na eserese a di n’elu ihu akwụkwọ a bu onye ọ bụ ya wetetara ụzọ na Igogoro nke na mmadu enweghi ike ikwu maka Igogoro ma okwughi maka Maazị Obeta Nwa Ọme.[12]

Ebe Igogoro Enugwu Ezike dị

Abia na ala igbo, enwere mpaghara di iche iche nke esi ama ebe obodo ọbụla si wee pụta. Enwere; Igbo ndi mgbagougwu, Igbo ndị Ndidaanyanwụ Ọsimiri Naija, Igbo ndi Nnọnetiti Ọwụwaanyanwụ (maọbụ Igbo Nnọnetiti), Igbo ndi krọs Riva, Igbo ndi Mgbago Ọwụwaanyanwụ, Igbo ndị Mgbada Ndịdaanyanwụ na Igbo ndị Mgbada Ọwụwaanyanwụ.[13] Na Naigịria taa, ala Igbo mejuputara steeti ndịa; Abia, Anambara, Ebonyi, Enugwu, Imo, na isi akụkụ nke Delta na Rivers. Obere akụkụ nke Akwa Ibom, Krọs Riva, Edo, na akụkụ Kogi Steeti.[14] Igogoro Enugwu Ezike dị na Ngbagougwu ala Igbo gunyere Nsụka, Ụdị na Abakịlịkị. Igogoro Enugwu Ezike dị n’ime ndọrọdọrọ ọchịchị Igbo Eze Nọt nke dị n’ime Enugwu Steeti.

Igbo Izugbe

Igbo izugbe bu asụsụ nke onye obụla bu nwa afọ Igbo na asụ ma ghọtakwa na agbanyeghi akụkụ ala Igbo ebe onye ahụ sịrị pụta. Ọbụ maka ọtụtụ olundi enwere n’asụsụ Igbo mere eji wee nwee Igbo izugbe iji wee jikọta ya bụ olundi ọnụ ma nwe otu asụsụ nke aga eji na ama ndi Igbo. Ejikwa ya bu Igbo izugbe akụzịrị ndi umu akwụkwọ nkuzi n’ ụlọ akwụkwọ. Ọbụ Igbo izugbe ka ejikwa ede edemede nke ndi enwere n’asụsụ Igbo (ọtọgrafị) nke maazị S. E. Ọnwụ nan di kọmitịị ya weputara n’afọ 1961. Igbo izugbe mere ka ndị ọbụla bụ ndị Igbo nwee otu asụsụ ga ejikota ha ọnụ.

Igbo izugbe mere ka ọdịrị onye Enugwu Ezike mfe ịwọta asụsụ onye Nsụka mọbụ onye Abakịlịkị maka na ọbụ otu asụsụ ka ọ na egosipụta. Onweghi otu mba nwe Igbo izugbe a mana abịa na ihe banyere olu ndi, odigasịrị iche iche dika obodo ọbụna si di.

Njirimara Igbo Izugbe

a. Ọgụgụ ya na nghọta ya di mfe

b. Ọbụ ya bụ olu Igbo eji ede edemede ọbụla

Uru Igbo Izugbe Bara

a. Ọ na ewepu ịkpa oke na nkewa na etiti mmadụ na ibe ya

b. Ọ na enye aka iwepụta otu aha ana-akpọ ọtụtụ ihe ụfọdụ enwere n’ala Igbo.

Olundi

Abịa n’ala Igbo, enwagasịrị ọtụtụ mba di iche iche dika Enugwu Ezike, Nsụka, Abakịlịkị, Udị, Afikpo, Mba Ise, Oweri, Oko, Uga dirigabazie. Mba ndia nwegasiri asụsụ di iche iche ha na-asụ nke eji ama onye sina ya bụ obodo pụta. Enwere mpaghara mba ndị ọzọ bu Mbaise nke nwekwara asụsụ Igbo eji mara ha. Asụsụ mba ndia di iche iche na-asu ka ana-akpọ Olundi obodo. Ya bụ na, mba niile nwere olundi.

Ọ bụ eziokwu na enwere ndịiche di na isụpụta asụsụ Igbo ndịa gasị, mana nghọta ha bụ otu. Enwekwara ike isi na bụ olu Igbo ahụ ana asụgasị na mba di iche iche di na ala Igbo.

Njirimara Olundi

a. Ọ bụ olundi ka eji akụzịrị ụmụaka asụsụ na n’ezinaụlọ tupu ha ebido akwụkwọ ebe ana akuziri ha Igbo izugbe.

b. O na agbaso usoro ndakọrita udaume mọbụ usoro eji edepụta mkpụrụokwu nke ọma. Imaatụ- Ku m mmiri --- Kunyem mmiri

Uru Olundi bara

a. Ọ bụ site na olundi ka esi enweta Igbo izugbe.

Imaatu

Nari sitere na olundi ndi Nsụka (Enugwu Steeti)[15]

Puku sitere na olundi ndi Umuahia (Abịa Steeti)[16]

b. Ndi ọkachammuta Igbo dika ọkamuta Longinus Chinagorom na ndi ọzọga gbadoro ukwu n’edere olundi wee ghazie edere nke Igbo izugbe.

Aghọm di n’Olundi

Dịka a na-ekwu na ihe ọbụla nwere ụrụ nwere aghọm

a. Ọ na-eweta nkewa n’ebe ndi Igbo nọ ebe ha anaghị asụ otu olundi

b. Ọ na-eweta nsogbu nke awọtaghi ihe onye mba ọzọ na-asụ.

Ụfọdụ Ndịiche dị n’Olundi Igogoro Enugwu Ezike na Igbo Izugbe

Aha Ọnụọgụgụ

Olundi Igogoro	Igbo Izugbo	Bekee
Mbụ	Otu	One
Ebọ	Abụọ	Two
Etọ	Atọ	Three
Enọ	Anọ	Four
Ishii	Ịsịị	Six
Ofu	Iri abụọ	Twenty
Ofu ebo	Iri anọ	Forty
Ofu eto	Iri ịsịị	Sixty

Aha Nri

Japaa	Arịbọ	Cassava
Raisi	Osikapa	Rice
Azịakpa	Ọka	Maize
Ekudu	Akịdị	Beans
Nkashi	Ede	Cocoyam

Aha Anụmanụ

Okerekwu	Oke	Rat
Eshi	Ezi	Pig
Ugọdụ	Nkita	Dog
Ọọkọ	Ọkụkọ	Fowl
Eshu	Ehi	Cow

Aha mpaghara ahụ mmadụ

Ishi	Ịsị	Head
Eka	Aka	Hand
Ehọ	Afọ	Stomach
Ifu	Ihu	Face
Azi	Azụ	Back
Olu	Onu	Neck
Nchi	Nti	Ear

Aha Mkpụrụ Asụsụ

Mbeňye	Ebea	Here
Mbeefe	Ebe ahụ	There
Nwarinwa	Obere	Small
Shire	Nnukwu	Big
Gbaliire	Gaa	Go
Okporo	Ụzọ	Road
Eshi	Ahụ	Body

Aha ihe ndị ọzọ dị iche iche

Iňyo	Ugogbe	Mirror
Ekwa	Akwa	Egg
Ekwọ	Akwụkwọ	Book
Aga	Akwa	Cloth
Mkpume	Okwute	Stone
Muňyi	Mmiri	Water
Eja	Aja	Sand
Eeshụa	Ahịa	Bush

Enwekara ihe ndiche ndị ọzọ di n’ Olundi Igogoro Enugwu Ezike na Igbo izugbe mana edebe ya na ọgaghi aba na ime akwụkwọ a.

Mmechi

Omenala ọbụla nwere asụsụ, nwekwa ụdị nri ha na eri, ya na akwa ha na-eyi n’ahụ ha. Mana nke kacha dị mkpa na ime ha bụ asụsụ maka na asụsụ bụ otu ihe dịkarịsịrị mkpa na ndụ mmadụ. Ihe na eme anyị bụ ndị Igbo si anyị n’aka maka na anyi ejighi ihe anyi nwere kpọrọ ihe. Ọtụtụ mgbe na anyị na eche na ihe ọbụla ndi ọcha wetara ka mma, nkea mere anyi ji leghara ọtụtụ ihe anyị nwere anya wee na-eme nke ndị ọcha. Ọtụtụ ndị Igbo anaghị asụ asụsụ Igbo ka ọbụ asụsụ maka na ha na-eche na onye ọbụla na-asu Igbo bụ onye awabeghi anya. Ihe nkea jọrọ njọ maka na anaghị ekwu okwu omenala ma ekwughi maka asụsụ.

Ilee anya na esere ndịa dị n’elu ihu akwụkwọ a, iga ahụ na ọdịkwa ma ndị ọcha mma idị na eme omenala anyi. Ha na-eri nri anyi ma na-aňukwa mmanya anyi ma na-enwe obi aňuri maka ya. Nri ha na-eri abụghị nri ndị ọcha kama ọ bụ nri ndị Igogoro Enugwu Ezike na-akpọ Japaa nke a na-akpọ Arịbọ n’Igbo izugbe. Mmanya ahụ ha na-aňu bụkwa mmanya ndị Igogoro Enugwu na-akpọ nkwụọcha.

Ya bụ ndị beanyị, ka anyị ghara iche n’uche anyi na ihe ọbụla ndi ọcha nwere ka nke anyi mma ọkachasị asụsụ. Kanyị yara igbara asụsụ anyị ọsọ maka na bụ ihe na egosi ebe onye sị bịa.

Ọbụghị naanị na anyị na-asụ Igbo izugbe, ọga a dịkwa mma ma-asị nan a anyị na-asụ olundi eji mara obodo anyi. (te ewezume ne m na-asu Igbo izugbe, ne m na-asukpotekwome aasụ ejir jaama nd beanyi Igooro). Ya bụ umenne m, ka anyị kwalite omenaala anyi, ma kwalitekwa asụsụ anyi na ọga adịrị anyị n’mma. Ya gazieree gi.

IZUNWAONU, NWAAMALA IGBO ONYE Umuja Ụlọ Igogoro Enugwu Ezike

[1] Ụkọ, Ọkm L. C. Chinagọrọm (2013) URU EZI AKANKA N’AGỤMAỤ IGBO UGBUA Owerri: I-O Publishers pg3

[2] Ibid pg8

[3] Dịka Halliday (1961:224-257)

[4] Ụkọ, Ọkm L. C. Chinagọrọm (2013) URU EZI AKANKA N’AGỤMAỤ IGBO UGBUA Owerri: I-O Publishers pg10

[5] Mazị Eke nwa Onu (26/04/2017)

[6] Ụkọ, Ọkm L. C. Chinagọrọm (2013) URU EZI AKANKA N’AGỤMAỤ IGBO UGBUA Owerri: I-O Publishers pg3

[7] ibid

[8] Ụkọ, Ọkm L. C. Chinagọrọm (2013) URU EZI AKANKA N’AGỤMAỤ IGBO UGBUA Owerri: I-O Publishers pg4

[9] Nigeria at CIA World Factbook: "Igbo 23%" out of a population of 177 million (2014 estimate)

[10] From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igbo_people#cite_note-Nigeria_CIA-1. Retrieved, 13/04/2017 05:51am

[11] Rev. Sister J. N. Apeh, (2010) Cultural History Of Enugu Ezike, A concise view. Auto-Century Publisher; Enugu. Pg 9

[12] Ajụjụ ọnụ mụ jụrụ Maazị James Onu

[13] Ụkọ, Ọkm L. C. Chinagọrọm (2013) URU EZI AKANKA N’AGỤMAỤ IGBO UGBUA Owerri: I-O Publishers pg3

[14] Uchem, Rose N. (2001). Overcoming Women's Subordination in the Igbo African Culture and in the Catholic Church: Envisioning an Inclusive Theology with Reference to Women. Universal-Publishers. p. 36.

[15] Odozi Aku Mama Oluchukw

[16] ibid

Saturday, 1 April 2017

The Death of a Mother.

The river of death flows angrily into our home and the cry of the dying rings out on every street and constantly we hear the women screaming and crying with groan of pain.

Even in the darkest of night, one can see that there is suffering everywhere, Jobless youths lie everywhere, their arms and legs move helplessly in the shells, while their future are crying out for help.

There are thousands of our countrymen dying and trapped in silence but the mother claimed to be ignorant.

The mother is in the hotel watching TV, dancing to music, eating and drinking, while her children are dying of hunger at home.

The street is filled with people, crying, praying, and begging for mercy, for a miracle to happen, but no miracle happens.

While some manage to escape abroad, some endure the suffering but after sometimes those who escaped abroad are deported back to their home.

They return home, but can only walk about the streets, weeping and living on public succour.

Many of them are uprooted from their homes and many are killed abroad but some of the lucky ones who come back prefer being killed abroad.

Millions of our innocent people are suffering, and much of the youths’ talents are being destroyed every day.

Even the innocent baby in the womb is now suffering and the situation is getting to a point of no return. Crying and complaining only help us to release the emotions; but they do not solve the issues. In fact, crying may infuriate the problem, as crying is not a solution but a reaction. How can we expect our children to be what we do not prepare them to be? Even if you cannot solve their problems, at least lend a sympathetic ear to their cry. For those who care, the situation now is do or to die.

Our poor Children are neglected and no one cares for them.

If someone wants to take YOUR piece of land worth N100,000 from you and you discover that you will pay lawyers N150,000 before you recover it, will you go ahead to recover the land?

Someone will have a case and 20Lawyers will come to defend him maybe because he has money and the other will have no one to defend him.

This shows that Nigerian courts are not out for justice. They do not judge from how TRUTHFUL you are but how LOGICAL your arguments sound.

There is hunger and corruption in our home but our politicians are enjoying and at the same time claiming the ignorance.

In Budget 2017: Federal Government had to spend N432million on cars for ex-presidents while they cannot afford to pay pensions and gratuity.

Some of these are ex Governors who went into senate and they are being paid there as senators.

Why are you buying cars for someone who has many cars already?

If you want to be a good leader, why not place yourself in the shoes of the people you are leading?

Even our Traditional Rulers have been brainwashed into accepting this horrendous crime as business as usual just because of money.

I would think that this our so called home would be better served talking about jobs for the youth, not about personal interest of the politicians who have jobs, who have health insurance (Abroad), who have allowances even in things that are not necessary.

If this is done, our people will not be so desperate in travelling abroad.

Why are our people (as well as the president) so desperate about travelling abroad? Our home, a place God endowed with no earthquake history, no Hurricane, no volcano, no Heat stroke, no cold winter but beautiful weather. U.S, Canada, U.K, Australia and any part of the world is not better than our home but our politicians have turned her into hostility, No wonder many of our people been are hated everywhere.

Our politicians value money more than they value our lives.

Our politicians value the lives of cows more than.

If you think it is not true, what has Our Leaders done with regard to the killing of about 40 people in Nimbo in Enugu in April 2016?

About 50 people in Agatu area of Benue State, February 2016?

About 15 people in Gashaka Local Government Area of Taraba State, April 2016?

More than 22 persons were killed in December 2016, Kwata in Jos South Local government area of Plateau State‎?

And many other places, yet the Federal Government allows them to go about with their ammunitions.

If you say the truth, they will attack you or call you all sorts of names. Dr Dora Akunyili fought for people’s life by preventing the importation of fake drugs and people said she was wicked. Nigeria! Ndo. I (IZUNWAONU) am now telling them the truth that the Mother of our home is dead and if care is not taken Our Home (Nigeria) also will die.

The only thing I will say about some of our politicians is that, they are another class of kidnappers and thieves who operate openly without shame.

As long as religion is misused by our politicians for their own selfish interests our home Nigeria can never progress rather they continue to do us, “the more you look, the less you see.”

They will belong to every religion that they may be voted for and even use the religious leaders to operate.

Our politicians do not care about our home country Nigeria.

Our politicians do not care about the people they are supposed to serve.

That is why they receive millions of Naira every month and they begin to talk about the minimum wage for the ‘slaves’ (N18, 000).

That is not even the greatest problem, but unemployment among young people. These politicians are already old which means that their death will bring about the termination of the nation.

We live in our nation constitutionally and we elected them to represent the interests of the nation and not the interest of particular oligarchic group.

If we do not take precautions, the magnitude of the weeping will be enormous.

If we do not take precautions, death will begin to sing the national anthem as it is expected and all the Nigerian (both Rich and poor, politicians and non-politicians) will begin to pray for the resurrection of Nigeria.

Yes, indeed, today our Mother Nigeria is dead.

Yes her political system is dead and it needs resurrection.

I would say, if we want to get back to the root of the problem, we should consider the people, as the real backbone of the nation.

Yes if we want change, we should want change for the Nigeria people, not politicians and their selfish agendas. And this will contribute to the resurrection of our Dead Mother Nigeria. Read more at izunwaonu.blogspots.com

Saturday, 4 March 2017

Nude Morality

…I am sure she knew I was saying the truth. I have asked her on my knees a hundred times, not to imitate the negative side of Nollywood but she has always shaken her head. Even though I did not call her a prostitute, she believed I was referring to her after reading my philosophy of life on my Instagram @izunwaonu on 15^th Feburuary 2017.

“I am what I think people think I am.” Yes that is my Philosophy of life. I am not what I think I am. I am not what people think I am. I am what I think people think I am.

Every day, you come back very late in the night. What do you think people think you are doing? Every day you are always seen near brothel. What do you think people think you are? Every time you are seen dressing half-naked. What do you think people think you are? Inside yourself, you know what people think and that which people think you are is what you are.

“If people must fall, why must you be the cause?” I said to her. “How should I live in a campus without living a campus life?” she has said, and cried and was not ready to do whatever I pleased; that she had been startled more than he could say by the sudden sight of one whom she took as a holy person.

The truth is that it is very difficult to be holy and moral in an immoral and corrupt environment. I am not even talking about virginity or abstinence from sexual intercourse, however, I am talking about ordinary dressing code. People exposing the most sensitive parts of their bodies and at the same time are proud of it. Is it because they are not taught or is it another way of expressing beauty? There is always a sense of insecurity that arises from an immoral social order, a corrupt environment and a decadent atmosphere.

I only know one reason why people dress half-naked and that is “sexual attraction of the opposite sex either for money or for love”. If that is the case, then I should call such people prostitutes. This is because, it is by selling and exposing their body that they do their businesses. I am not blaming her because that is the world she found herself. A world that has no regard for morality. The magazine and the internet as well have contributed a lot to it in the name of fashion and civilization. Why must people advertise their products with nude pictures? Why must Nigerian movie industries emulate nudity? May be because they know that lust is a very strong feeling. They know that if feeling can be prompted in people in connection with their products, then there will be a greater chance that the people will pay much attention to it. Can you imagine a motor cycle tire being advertised with a nude girl? What connections do they have? Why do they believe they will sell more by harassing the public with the bare flesh of sensitive parts of the body? Nudity corrupts faith and is evil. When I talk about nudity, I mean what is indecent and immoral as regards to our dressing code.

This is the one of the most occurring temptations nowadays. One is not tempted with what he/she does not have. The three temptations in today’s Gospel periscope remind us that no one is above being tempted. It is only by staying close to God through prayer that we too, like Jesus would overcome the temptation.

For those who make effort to be moral in a world of immorality, you only need the grace of God. St. Paul tells us in his letter to Romans Chapter 5:20 that where sin abounds, grace abounds all the more. We should know as well that if one leads any of the young youths astray, it would be better drowned in the sea with a great millstone (cf. Mathew 18:5-6).

Happy First Sunday of Lent.

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