Welcome to OANA
It all started in the summer of 1994, July, to be precise, when a group of young people of Okwelle origin in America organized themselves and met in white plains, NY, at the basement of High Chief and Chief Mrs Luke Ashamole’s residence to form what is today known as Okwelle Association in North America (OANA).
It was subsequently registered and incorporated in the State of Kansas on June 28th, 2004, as a non–profit organization under section 501(c)3 of the internal revenue service code. Thus, your donation is always tax deductible under this code.
There is a fast-growing professional class of Okwelle sons and daughters in all areas of discipline like Banking, Accounting, Law, Medicine, Engineering, Arts, Government, and Academia in OANA.
- As narrated by Chief Charles Timothy Iheaka – Immediate Past President, OANA
Our mission
As enshrined in our constitution, is to bring together the indigenes of Okwelle in North America with the aim of preserving the rich cultural heritage of Ndigbo in general and enhancing the lives of our members through cultural awareness and humanitarian services.
Location & structure
Okwelle town is strategically located along the Owerri-Okigwe road in Onuimo LGA of Imo State, Nigeria. There are four autonomous communities that make up Okwelle. They are Umoko Dike, Ikwuato, Obinulo, and Okwelle Ancient Kingdom.
