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The True origin of the nzemas

 TRUE ORIGIN OF THE NZEMA PEOPLE OF GHANA


The origin of the Nzema people of Ghana.

Nzema is one of Ghana’s popular coastal states. Many Ghanaians do remember the tribe as one that produced the first president of Ghana. 

Dr kwame Nkrumah first president to Ghana 

People of Nzema


They are still one of the undying people of Ghana. However, no current book has been able to point out the origin of these people. Hence, this article is set to expose the origin of these people and some inevitable facts about them.


First, Nzemas are not one of Ghana’s indigenous tribes like the guans and the others. The nzemas had migrated from a different country to their current day settlements.


In the 12th century, a group of people led by the man, Adwomoloa and other men landed in Ghana. They were said to have belonged to a particular clan which is the Nvavile clan. Agona is what the Asantes call it and Anona is the fante name for the clan.


Before the time of arrival, the nzemas used to be settlers in Southern Sudan, around North Africa. They lived in an area around the southern part of the Egyptian Nile, present day Sudan.


The Nzemas lived in Nugi which is presently in Sudan. As it stands, one of the royal stools of the Nvavile people of Nzema is in Egypt. This can be located in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt.


Moreover, the activities of war and conquest, trading and other factors played a major role in their migration. As farmers, their search for a better farmland can not be neglected as a factor. All these things coming together pushed the Nzema state to their present day settlements.


According to oral tradition and some other fragments of history, the early Nzemas had longed for a land near water bodies. It is stated in oral tradition that, the deity that led the people at the time was in need of a land that is closer to a river and the sea.


Nevertheless, you can see that the present day settlement of Nzemas is in between the Gulf of Guinea and renowned rivers like Tano, Ankobra, Pra and the likes.


Notably, the first king of the Nzemas was King Anobile Aka. Nzema was then a small group of people and not as compared to what we see now.


These people became a coastal state through the efforts of the mighty lord, King Kaku 


I. He was the first king to extend the shores of Nzema into other lands.

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