Oludo mama

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Oludo is my native name from my dads side.

He's from Ogoja in Cross River state.

Ogoja is a beautiful place with lots of history. Our town, Iyala, originally migrated from Benue state in search of salt which was a hot commodity a few hundred years ago.

They settled in the northeastern tip of CrossRiver state and have remained there ever since. Our language, names and customs are more Idoma like than Cross River like.

Oludo means Beautiful.

Mama is a pet name. When i was a baby, my paternal grandma always used to carry me. I guess I was just the cutest thing she had ever seen. LOL. Well basically, my siblings started by calling me Mama's Oludo. Which meant I was her Oludo. No one elses. It later developed to Oludo and Mama... and then Oludomama.

My dad is the only one who calls me Oludomama

My siblings and everyone who's close to me and my family including my friends, parents friends, cousins, aunties uncles, siblings friends (you get the gist), or anyone who wants to become close to me like family calls me Mama.

The pronunciation is more like 'Hiya' 'HI-YA' '.......... 'Ma ma' 'MAMA'

So, thats me. The One and only Ogoja Princess in blogville.

I work in Marketing but have always wanted to be a writer.

But practice makes perfect and practicing I have not.

Here's hoping this blog changes that.

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