MKPANI PASTORS FORUM


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HISTORY

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(Left)HRH Obol Sunday Obono Okoi,Obol Lopon of Mkpani.(Middle)H/H Obol Oden Dan Ubi, Obol and Clan Head of Aduma. (Right) Okpebiri Ofem Eteng, Okpebiri of Mkpani. The Legacies of our forefathers will remain forever! We are united for a better future. ABRIEF UNDERSTANDING OF MKPANI PEOPLE Mkpani as a community in Yakurr Local Government Area is described in many superlatives. The community is prided as the “Lion of Yakurr nation”. It is regarded as a peace loving and the most peaceful community in Yakurr. Mkpani shared the eastern boundary with Nko, at the west with Ugep and Ekori and southern boundary with Agoi. Mkpani is the heartland of Yakurr nation. Yakurr migratory history attests the fact that, Idomi, Mkpani and Ugep constituted the first phase of migration from Akpa. On the process, Idomi was founded by a fraction of family members who broke up to give succor to a woman on travail. These people and their relatives founded the settlement of Ido...
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CALL TO CONTEST

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The Beauty Peagent Sub-Committee, on behalf of the 2024 Edition of the Mkpani (Leboku) New Yam Festival Planning Committee hereby invite applicants who wish to contest for the 2024 Edition of Mr. and Miss Festival to grab their application forms @ETOVILE COMPUTER INSTITUTE, OLM PLAZA, OLD MARKET SQUARE, MKPANI, YAKURR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, CROSS RIVER STATE. Tel: 08032933855, Note that the contest is scheduled to hold on the 6th September, 2024 by 8pm @Mkpani Central Town Hall, Old Market Square, Mkpani while the Festival shall be on the 7th September, 2024. Congratulations!
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MKPANI LEBOKU NEW YAM FESTIVAL

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Leboku is the annual new yam festival celebrated in Mkpani and Yakurr in general. It is the event that marks the traditional year of harvest and gratification for the successes in labour. It is also the period of reconciliation and sober reflection in which the past is reminiscence to the present and unto the future. The celebration always takes place from August, September and early October. In Mkpani, the celebration of Leboku festival normally takes place on September through October every year. Oral history attests the fact that Leboku had its origin from the culture and religion of the tribal communities of Ekoi tribe where Yakurr tradition of origin can be traced. First Fruit In Mkpani, it is traditional that before any person can harvest and eat a new yam, the Obol Lopon must first harvest and eat the new yam (Obol Lopon nor’woyee’ lojofi) which signifies the first traditional formalities for the new yam harvest. Processes: The Obol Lopon first harvest a tuber of yam, ...
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