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There are no Yoruba’s in Edo state There are no Yoruba’s in Edo state There are no Yoruba’s in Edo state Edo state is made up of different tribe who share a common ancestors and speak a common language Edo south is predominantly Edo Edo Central Esan Edo north - Owan, Afemai, Okpameri,Etuno,Enmwan Akoko Edo speak 8 distinct dialect and none of them is Yoruba This is the map of the western Edoid speaking people according to Thomas Northcote in 1915 gave us an insight on the map of were Edo land begins and were it end, places like Isua,Ijagba,uhobe{sobe} etc are edo speaking towns in Ondo state, like I said there are No yoruba people in Edo state: Uhobe {Sobe} was later added to Edo state in 1991 during the creation of Edo and delta state. Ijagba wasn’t successful but they have a recognized Oba with the title “Odion logbo” and still refer to. Themselves as Edo people same thing goes to the isua people. Edoid speaking people can be found in majority states like Edo state Delta state Bayelsa state In minority Ondo state Rivers state It was against this backdrop ben Elugbe wrote letters to the ondo state govt for Edo language, to be taught in the edoid speaking area in 1989.