Oh! So there is a priestly cast in Igbo land. Then there is stratification since not all Igbo are in the priestly cast.
So Ezemuo excelled over and above other priestly cast. Then there is stratification in the Igbo priestly cast just as it exists among the Yorùbá Ifá priests.
You have not dealt with Toyin Adepoju' s query satisfactorily as to why there is still the Osu cast in Igbo land today. Yes, they have one head just like the priestly cast have each only one head. The Yorùbá do not have Osu. So how is Igbo society more egalitarian?
Why do you still stick to this myth, after all we have debated this thread on this forum before?
Have you forgotten?
OAA
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From: 'Biko Agozino' via USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
Date: 10/12/2020 22:05 (GMT+00:00)
To: "'Dr. Oohay' via USA Africa Dialogue Series" <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Viva! Arthur! Viva!
OOA
Obi does not mean Eze in Igboland and Eze does not really mean king, it means excellence as in Ezeji for a farmer who excels in growing yam and Ezemuo for a priest who excels in service to a shrine. The Obi means the home and every Igbo man has his own Obi. The Obi of Onitsha is only the Obi chosen by the other Obi in Onitsha to represent them in intergroup relations. No one sees him as the king or Eze of Onitsha. The Owelle was never subordinate to the Obi because the Obi has only one head and the Owelle has only one head, just like everyone else. Therefore the Obi and the Owelle are equal human beings along with everyone even if the office of the Obi is Primus Inter Pares or first among equals.
Now, you owe us an explanation as to why you are opposed to a democratic equality among all citizens as espoused by the Igbo. This is exactly what the Nigerian constitution, plagiarized from the US, promises to guarantee. If you do not like it, then renounce your Nigerian citizenship and go and become a subject under a monarchy of your choice. Most people will agree with the Igbo that democracy trumps feudalism. You are welcome to disagree with most people.
Biko
On Thursday, 10 December 2020, 02:47:31 GMT-5, 'Dr. Oohay' via USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> wrote:
Lucid piece.
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On Wednesday, December 9, 2020, 7:43 PM, 'Biko Agozino' via USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> wrote:
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