Weppa Wanno
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Weppa Wanno is a Kingdom in Etsakor East Council, South- South geo political zone of Nigeria.
It is the homeland of Uwano people in Etsakor-East council. Weppa Wanno is bounded by AVIANWU,IBIE,EKPERI and River Niger.The people of weppa wanno speak Etsakor language with Uwano dialect.
Weppa Wanno People are republican in nature. The issue of kingship in Weppa Wanno is a modern day creation. First is the family head who oversees the family. After this is the village head; Weppa Wanno is presently ruled by a Monarch called 'Okumagbe'which can be translated as the 'unifier'. The stool of the Okumagbe is rotated among the five kinship groups.The present Okumagbe of Weppa Wanno is Dr.Eghabor a renowed chartered Accountant and industrialist, who is from the Iviokpisa kinship group.
Weppa Wanno consist of about Seventeen villages and towns, some of these are Agenebode which serves as the capital and ancestral city of all Weppa Wanno people both at home and in diaspora, it's also the administrative headquarters of Etsakor East Council, Unuedeghor, Emokweme, Osholo, Ekwotsor, Iviari, Ovao, Ivioghe, Iviukwe, Othame, Iviukhua, Igiode, Uzanu, Ivianokpodi, Iviebua etc.
Some prominent sons from Weppa Wanno are Late Gen. George Agbazika Innih, who was one time governor of Bendel and Kwara State, Late Air Commodore Anthony Ikhazoboh,twice chairman of the Nigeria Football Association & Minister of Sports and Transport, Gen.Peter Ademokhai,Former GOC 1st Mechanised division, Kaduna, Raymond Aleogho Dokpesi, chairman/MD of African Independent Television, Pa Johnson Jimoh Iyere, AIG. Akhagbosu etc
