The Amanfo Duruokpalanne

LEADERSHIP IN ANCIENT AWO-OMAMMA

 

IN THE ANCIENT AWO-OMAMMA, BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF THE COLONIAL MASTER, AWO HAD RULING BODIES OF ROYAL AND POLITICAL LEADERS WHO WERE RECOGNISED BY THE ENTIRE CLAN  AS PRIMUS INTER PARES ( FIRST AMONG  EQUALS). THE SOURCE OF IDENTIFICATION WAS THROUGH ANCIENT SPIRITUAL PRIESTHOOD / WORRIORS.

 

 1540 :   DURUOTUTU WAS A KNOWN WORRIOR AND A SPIRITUAL HEAD OF THE AGWU ISI OGIDERE IBEYA. HE WAS WEALTHY AND WAS A VILLAGE HEAD. HE WAS TITLED. (NZE N' OZOR) 

 

1620 :   DURUEGBUSUO WAS A VILLAGE HEAD, WEALTHY AND A CLAN   LEADER IN AWO-OMAMMA.

HE WAS A TITLED NOBLEMAN ( NZE N' OZOR).

 

1703 :   EJIKE NWANERI. A MONARCH, NZE N' OZOR, A WORRIOR AND ARISTOCRAT.

 

1789 :    MGBAFURU. ARISTOCRAT, NZE N'OZOR, SPIRITUAL LEADER . WEALTHY MERCHANT.

 

1862:   DURU OKPALANNE AMANFO.  FIRST WARRANT CHIEF OF AWO.OMAMMA. CUSTOMARY COURT  PRESIDENT , MEMBER OF THE COURT OF EQUITY DEGEMA, MEMBER EUROPEAN AND AFRICAN MERCHANT ASSOCIATION DEGEMA. THE SUPREME CHIEF OF THE ANCIENT AWO-OMAMMA.  THE SOLE REPRESENTATIVE OF GOVERNMENT IN JUDICIARY FOR AWO-OMAMMA IN ORLU AND OKIGWE PROVINCES. THE FIRST TRADITIONAL RULER OF AWO-OMAMMA ANCIENT KINDOM, THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE CUSTOMARY COURT ORLU, OKIGWE AND OWERRI.