Ekpeye people
The Ekpeye are a sub-group of the Igbo people in Rivers State Nigeria . Ekpeye people live in the Ahoada Ogba-Egbema and Ohaji-Egbema areas of Rivers State and Imo State in Nigeria.Politics
The Ekpeye people migrated from Anioma in Delta state, Egbema Imo State, and Igbanke an Igbo community in present Edo State. Their traditional territory lies in an oil rich area, and the Ekpeye have complained about Nigerian policies that provide inadequate remuneration for the destruction of their environment. The oil business has also the disrupted traditional allocation of wealth. Recently the Movement for the Survival and Advancement of Ekpeye Ethnic Nationality has been formed to resist changes that threaten Ekpeye culture.Language
The Ekpeye people speak Ekpeye language an Igbo Dialect.
