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symbol of authority and they occasionally met to deliberate and pass motions which eventually became tradition and laws. They also conferred titles to deserving citizens. Among those was Hon Nze.H.C. O Uhegbu who was conferred with the title of Nze
Onugotu of Ahiara as at the time he was the first man in Ahiara to represent the clan in the state legislature.
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used to travel with Ahiara leaves to guarantee peaceful journeys across several territories. Before
Christianity, which 89 percent of the people practice, traditional religion held sway. Ahiara does not practise a centralized system of government. The ten chief priests and chief priestess were the
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in Mbaise. The first recorded Ahiara contact with the
Europeans was around 1905 when the British Aro expedition got mixed up in inter-village war which eventually had Dr. Steward a victim, as a consequence the Ahiara people were severely punished by the British forces with an invasion which forced
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These ten villages are symbolically explained as the ten fingers of the human hands. This signifies an evolved dexterity and is why the Ahiara Slogan is
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represents each of the ten villages that make up the city. The ten villages of Ahiara are:
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Ihite consists of these five villages: Obodo, Nnarambia, Oru na Nneude, Otulu, and Ogbe.
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Ikenga consists of these five villages: Akabo, Amuzi, Agu na Eze, Ogwuama, and Ujichi.
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people. The leaves of this plant signify peace. The great
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