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BRIEF HISTORY OF GELEGELE COMMUNITY {GELEGELE-GNE}

PREAMBLE

Gelegele-gbene (gelegele) is one of the most ancient historical ijaw community of ovia north east local government area of Edo state, south-south Nigeria. Its stemmed position in the Ijaw nation, Edo state, Nigeria and black race cannot be over emphasized. Gelegele community is a reference town or community that cut across many sphere in the Economic, Political, Historical and Social Cultural existence of all institutions and Nations concerned.

Gelegele Community (Gelegele-gbene) is an ancient Olodiama ijaw speaking Community founded by PA AMABAWEI IKPITI several centuaries ago. It is surrounded by other ijaw communities, in Olodiama clan, which are Ikoro,Inikorogha, Iboro, Igbeleuba, Kusangha, {Ekenwa} with Ikoro as the Traditional head quartres. Gelegele is a boarder community between Bini communities and Ijaw communities on one hand and also it is a boundary community of Olodiama clan and Egbema clan of Delta and Edo state.

Some of the Bini communities near and around are Gelegele are UGHOTON, IKPAKO, EGBETAN, ODUNA and UGBINE etc. And these communities have one thing or issues at one time or the other both for good and bad. Gelegele as an Ijaw word meaning Mountainous, Hilly, Elevated or high and Gbene meaning Community, town or village. Gelegele-gbene, Therefore means Mountainous Hilly or elevated Community.

The town is accessible by Land, Air and Sea. TRADITIONAL TITLES

The Gelegele-Gbene Community like any other Ijaw Communities is headed by the most elderly male indigene called the AMA-OKOSUWEI and assisted by the AMA-OKUSU GBOLUWEI, AMA NANAWEI, AMA DIWEI, IKASI-TEBEWEI, OGUN BOLOWEI, TORU-DIWEI, ERU KARIWEI, and many other traditional titles. Gelegele owes traditional title of WURU-TOWAWEI OF Olodiama clan at the Egbesu ground.

However, evidence and event have shown that the only overlord, influence/control wielded over the Gelegele people is an Ijaw influence under the traditional ruler/overlord of the Olodiama clan. The ruler is the pere of Olodiama clan. This was the overlord that the Gelegele people  usually paid and pays tribute to. This paying of tribute to the pere of Olodiama by all the Ijaw communities in the clan was backed by the " Pere of Olodiama Mid Western Gazatte No. 56 Vol.10, dated 10th  october, 1973, NSLN 62 OF 1973, the Constitution {suspension and modification Decree} 1966 Iyeku-Uselu District  council {Appointment of chieftiancy Committee} order 1973" gave legal backing to the Pere of Olodiama clan with its seat at Ikoro, one of the Ijaw Community in Olodiama Clan.

some past ama-okosuweis' of Gelegele:

1 .   Pa Iyefabiri bisin

2.     Alaowei Timothy Ofunama

3.     Pa. Ajari Jimmy

4.     Pa. Moses Pawuru

5.      Chief Simon Potoki Apohi

6.      Alaowei Wilson Gbaiye kororo

7.     Pa. Olugbo Ikpiti Some past Executive Chairmen of Gelegele:

1.      Pa Moses Pawuru

2.      Chief S.P Apohi

3.      Chief Ezekiel Donyegha

4.      Mr. Christopher Milton

5.      Prince Barbs P. Pawuru

6.      Capt. Francis Soroghaye

7.       Capt. Ezekiel Ikinbor

8.       Pastor Ruben Milton

9.       Engr. Samuel Donyegha

10.     Rev. Dr. Godwyns Soroaye

11.     Elder Samson Ofunama

12.      Mr. Edwin Ikinbor

CULTURAL/FESTIVAL

The Gelegele people speak the Izon language of the Olodiama Clan in Edo State that is similar in all ways to the Olodiama Clan in both Delta and Bayelsa State, their dressing and cultural belief bears no samilarity with that of the Ughoton {Binis} or any other people and their festival includes:

The Dinokon/Ugbosukoromor festivals, an annual fishing festival, other festival includes; Temeweigbolei, Amamieye, Bini-Ere and Posigboloi festival. Also the traditional danceof the Gelegele people is the same with other Ijaw areas called '"Aboo, Igime, Owusei, Oweigiri, "