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Okedayo

Okedayo is a town in Kogi State in mid west Nigeria. It lies near the Osse River, at the intersection of roads from Lokoja, Okene. The town is about 290 kilometres away from Abuja. The people of Okeday relocated from Ego Hill. Ego Hill is a hill and is located in Kogi, Nigeria. The estimate terrain elevation above seal level is 444 metres. Okedayo is a trade centre for coffee, cocoa, yams, cassava, maize, sorghum, shea nuts, peanuts (groundnuts), beans, cotton, Cashew nut and woven cloth produced by the Yoruba, Ebira, and other peoples of the surrounding area. The major market in Okedayo is popularly known as Odogi market, which usually operate every five days.

Okedayo is under Kabba/Bunu local government area of Kogi state. Kabba is the headquarters of the Kabba/Bunnu local government area of Kogi state And the current Chairman of Kabba/Bunu Local Government is Hon.E. O. Olorunleke Moses. Kabba has a tripodal traditional leadership called: Obaro, Obadofin and Obajemu, with the Obaro who is also the chairman of the Okun traditional council as head. The present Obaro is Oba Solomon Owoniyi (Obaro Oweyomade 1) who took over in 2018 after the demise of Oba Michael Olobayo (Obaro Ero Il). His palace is located at Odo-Aofin. Other notable settlements in Kabba include Aiyeteju, Odi-olowo, Kajola, Odo-ero, Odolu, Fehinti, Surulere, other settlements refer to as Ikowaopa includes Iyah, Otu, Egbeda, Gbeleko, Okedayo, Kakun, Ohakiti, Obele, Ogbagba, Ayonghon, Ayedun,Ayetoro Egunbe of Obangogo, Iduge, Adesua, Asanta, Korede,okekoko, Katu, Apanga and others.

Their main religion is Christianity, St Peter's Catholic Church has the largest member among other churches. 1884 SMA missionaries landed in Lokoja and in 1892, they moved to Asaba.

In 1894, they had their visit to Kabba which was an outstation under Lokoja.

1906, Msgr. C. Zappa made an official visit to Kabba. The first Catholic Church in Kabba then named St. Mary which died in 1923 and, Sacred Heart Kabba took name.

In 1925, an outstation was opened in Eggo/Okedayo while that of Apanga was in 1924.

The church at Okedayo was first named St. Andrew’s Catholic Church Eggo.

As the people moved from Eggo to Okedayo in 1954, the church was then named St. Peter’s Okedayo under Sacred Heart Parish Kabba until she became a parish in 1995 which Egbeda and Apanga as outstations. The first parish priest was Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Ogunleye, follow by Rev. Fr. Lawrence Ekun, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Omole, Rev. Fr. Peter Daudu and Rev. Fr. Abdul Isaiah who is the present parish priest.

Below is a list of common household items and their indigenous names in Owe dialect. – Salt = oun – Spoon = Ìyanję – Big spoons = ípøn – Shea butter = Èkùmę – Cup = Ìlemù or Ikere – Cutlasses = Abęri, Ògòdøn, olotęrę – Water pot = àmù – pot = isa – Slippers = Ęda -broken mud pot= apade. -knife = Uhin or Ihindo

Greetings Much like the totality of the language itself, this aspect has not been unaffected by the waves of civilisation or coexistence with other cultures. Below are some of the basic greetings and common words in typical owe dialect. Good morning ====> Kouro Good Afternoon ===> Kohon Good Evening =====> Kurolę Goodnight =======> Odooro Well done ========> Kigba Welcome =========> Kabø Thank you =======> seun/kuwømi Till then==========> Odokorin How are you =====> Are wo Where to? ========> Kayada? Or Kawęre? Mother ==========> Iye or mønø Come and eat =====> A jęun What did you say? => Kwa ho? Yes===============> eh or Bę ko. Sorry =============okun (it is however important to note that the word “okun” is a general greeting and can be used in many varying situations or ways). Go================> rè/arè Leave==============> høko Get up ============> kalę Sleep =============> hun

Some of such meals include : Ajiere This is a very common delicacy among Kabba people and it is prepared with beans. Beans is boiled and sieved dry and then fried with palm oil; adding salt to taste. Akara papa This delicacy is prepared by grinding Guinea corn with water to form pasty substance. The paste is then fried in palm oil after being shaped with bare hands. Popolo This is a form of beans cake but it is fried with palm kernel oil. Other local delicacies are akara gbado, didin kolo, bobolo, tankelekan and many more.

Festivals and memorable days There are many festivals celebrated in Okedayo but only a few a very popular. They are: -Oro festival -Egun festival -New yam festival: Oro emindin -Okeday day

MARRIAGE Marriage has always been a very cherished ceremony in Kabba kingdom. In the days of old, whenever a female child is born, they stay a short while with their parents before the parents decide to send them to relatives to serve as foster family. This act was to train the child more and help her learn to adapt to new environment and people. If any man developed interest in a girl and intends to marry her, he starts by giving her gift items in a bid to get her to like him. By default, the girl first rejects the advances in order not to look cheap. The man on the other hand is expected to persevere till the girl starts getting comfortable with him. The man then starts visiting the family of his wife to be; giving her parents gifts and sometimes money. This is to prove to the girl’s parents that he is serious and financially stable enough to cater for their daughter. The girl’s parents then conduct underground checks on the man’s character, family background and other things to determine if he is worth their daughter. If he scales through the test, he is allowed to bring his parents to seek their daughter’s hand in marriage. The man (with his family) then visits the girl’s parents with big tubers of yam, wine and kola nuts to make their intentions known. The oracle is consulted to determine the date best suited for the wedding ceremony and to enquire whether the ceremony should be low keyed or glamorous. After the wedding ceremony, a young girl from the (called Olosumeta) from the bride’s family follows the bride to her new home for three months. This is to prevent the shock of suddenly losing total contact with her family. The young girl returns home after three months. Historical events Okedayo town boasts of a big archive of historical events but I will pick on only two.

Legend has it that in 1936, a particular man was driving through Okedayo and he was obstructed by Okedayo Youths who were celebrating a festival; the man was alleged to have threatened to arrest all of them. Later in the evening of that same day, all the youths were alleged to have decided to leave the town; nobody seem to understand the reason for their action. An elder of the community *name withheld* was said to have pursued them on a horse and eventually brought them back to the town.

In another development, history has it that some people in times past were regularly terrorising Okedayo people. Each time the people came, Okedayo people would run up a hill while their attackers chased after them. The elders of Okedayo were said to sought diabolical help to combat the invaders. One fateful day, the invaders came as usual but as they very chasing Okedayo people up hill as usual, the elders ordered an attachment of the rock to fight for them. This attachment was said to have rolled in the direction of the invaders, killing them all. However, it was alleged that after the operation, the rock couldn’t return to it’s position. It remained on land but has no root. The rock is said to be there till date. The scene of this mass slaughter is called ÌLOHÌN.

Schools in Okedayo: Government Science Secondary School, Government Technical College, St. Peter's Primary School.

Written by Abejirin Segun Gabriel.