Good morning Sir,
I want to sincerely commend you for the clarity, courage, and depth of historical insight you brought into the “Ma Oso” narrative. In a time when oral traditions are increasingly being distorted by generational misinterpretation, your effort to preserve the original context of Oso within Ohafia history is both timely and invaluable.
Your explanation does more than correct a linguistic drift; it restores dignity to a shared heritage that connects Oso and Ohafia in a way many younger voices may no longer understand. That kind of historical stewardship is rare, and it deserves recognition and respect.
I also find it very significant that your account aligns with what my late father Elder Chief Uduma Kalu Uduma told me. He consistently maintained the “Ma Oso” version and was firm in correcting the later distortion to “Ma Osu.” For him, it was never about argument, but about preserving truth as handed down by the custodians of our heritage.
By standing your ground and documenting this properly, you are helping to protect something far greater than a phrase—you are safeguarding identity, memory, and cultural continuity for future generations of Ohafia and Oso people alike.
Thank you for this contribution. It is the kind of voice our history urgently needs.
From: C.U. Kalu, Esq.
Amuke Ohafia
(Member Ohafia Summit)
Good morning, my brother.
It's like reading a tribute to my life after my death. Like my son writing about me.
I mean my name is Uduma Kalu Uduma. Like your dad.
My son's name is Kalu
My father is Elder Chief Kalu Uduma, the official Isiugwu Ohafia historian who told me the story. And other stories. He is writing a book on these things now. Together, we are all helping in preserving and telling our histories the way they were.
I'm glad to find someone like you that agrees with my account. Many of us have lost the Oso salute thereby disconnecting us from our people elsewhere. You lose your story, you lose yourself. You lose your connections.
We need to reconnect with our relatives scattered all over the world. We can only do this by knowing ourselves first.
Thank you, my brother. I will equally appreciate it that you share the stories your dad told you with us. This way , we have documentations of our now forgotten parte of our histories for proper preservation.
It's morning yet on creation day.
Ka.
Uduma Kalu
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