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About Esan Esan (pronounced /aysan/) is one of the major ethnic groups in Edo State,  Nigeria. For academic purpose, Esan refers to The ethnic group that occupies central Edo State; (plural unchanged) a person or the people collectively from this ethnic group; The language of these people which, linguistically, is of the Kwa subdivision of the Niger-Congo language family; Something of, related to, or having Esan origin e.g. uro Esan (=Esan language), otọ Esan (=Esan land), ọghẹdẹ Esan (=Esan banana).   A total of thirty four kingdoms (large villages/townships ruled traditionally by monarchs) make up Esan. Esan land is bordered to the south by Benin City, to the south-east by Agbor, to the north and east by Etsako, to the west by River Niger. Esan are fun-loving people who have various festivities and ritualistic traditions. Their folktales and folklores serve as forms of learning and entertainment. NB: Do you know some Esan Proverbs? Visit Nigerian Proverbs page to learn some more.

About us

Esan Progressive Association of Atlanta (www.esanatlanta.org)  is a non-for-profit organization. The Association was formed in 1997 by group of Esan indigenes who saw the need for Esan people in Atlanta and its surrounding area to come together to share their common heritage and also, to facilitate an avenue for members and their families to come together to celebrate and share the Esan culture and traditions.

Our goal is to reach out to all Esan people to form partnership with them to put together our resources to help the Esan community. Together, we will embark on projects that will help to create awareness, eradicate poverty and improve the quality of life of the people of Esan land.

 A message from the President.

On behalf of the executive and all members of the Esan Progressive Association of Atlanta, I personally welcome you to the ESAN Community in Georgia. This is the official website of the association. Together we shall take this association to a much higher level.

          I would first of all like to show my personal appreciation to each and every one of you for entrusting me with the leadership of this great Association. My prayer is for God to guide me through this journey, so that at the end of my tenure you will not regret your choice of leadership.

          The association has brought a lot of people, who otherwise would not have met together. It is our own way of keeping in touch with home. This is our home for now, and we must take advantage of all the resources around us; not only for us but for our children who are true reflection of us. We must also not forget that we are our children’s role model, so we must teach them the importance of our cultures and values. It is the only to ensure continuity and at the same time survive this cruel world.

          I would like to encourage all the ESAN NATIVES in the metro area to come and be part of this great Organization. We are constantly accepting applications. I know it might seem difficult at first but We don’t want you to be strangers in your own house. The association is open to all ESAN NATIVES either by birth or marriage. Everyone is more than welcome to bring us ideas to improve the association. Remember there is power in number.  The more of us in the organization, the more we can reach out to our brothers and sisters in ESAN LAND.

          We have many projects ahead including education, and for us to get things done, we need financial support from individuals and corporations. Nothing is too small or too large to donate as it will be tax deductible. Thank you for support.

 

Long live the EPAA!

Long live the ESAN people!

Meg Akhabue-Onabanjo

President EPAA

Esan Progressive Association of Atlanta (EPAA) hosted the 2nd Esan National Congress Convention from May 22 -24, 2009. The Convention attracted dignitaries from all over the world including some prominent Nigerians Politicians. www.esancongress.org