OVERVIEW OF LEBOKU FESTIVAL AND THE ECONOMIC BASE OF MKPANI

ABOUT THE BOOK: Overview of Leboku Festival and the Economic Base of Mkpani gives an outline of Leboku celebration and its relationship with the economy of Mkpani. It also highlights the activities and reward of philanthropy in Mkpaniland.

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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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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: Mkpani new yam festival is a traditional celebration of thanksgiving to God, for increased fertility in birth rate, increased production of food (new yam) and peace and unity of the community. Mkpani people like all Yakurr people, and indeed, all humanity, love and strive for the gift of children, enough food to feed them and the peace and unity of their community. Mkpani people believed that these dire needs of every human society are provided by almighty God, who deserves thanks. This is why they have to set aside a period for a traditional thanksgiving to God every year for the continuous provision of these dire needs. In Yakurr, every year is alternated with a period of plenty and a period of scarcity or famine. After farms have been planted between the period of January and May, farmers subsist on meager reserve of food. These reserves may be adequate or inadequate, depending on the status of the farmer. In the months
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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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