Egbe Omo Oduduwa

The Egbe Omo Oduduwa (Yoruba: Egbe Omo Oduduwa, German " Association of Children Oduduwas " ) is a socio - cultural organization of the Yoruba, which was founded in London in 1945 by Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Their goal was to create the basis for a unified political organization of Yorubaminderheit in Nigeria, compared with institutions of other ethnic minorities, such as the Ibo Federal Union or the Ibibio State Union. The organization name derives from the deity Oduduwa, the mythical ancestor of the Yoruba.

In Egbe Omo Oduduwa 1948 in Lagos was revived. Your goals and orientation were then entirely in the context of the emancipation of Nigeria from the United Kingdom and they worked closely with the party Nigerian Youth Movement, whose secretary general was also Awolowo. Today, the Egbe Omo Oduduwa is more of an importance as a social institution and cultural organization, the Yoruba in the Diaspora provides support worldwide.

  • Yoruba
  • Policy ( Nigeria)
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