▁( L G As ) ▁of ▁River ▁State , ▁namely ▁Et che ▁Local ▁Government ▁Area ▁and ▁Om uma ▁Local ▁Government ▁Area . ▁Et che / Om uma ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 3 ▁federal ▁constitu encies ▁representing ▁River ▁State ▁in ▁Niger ia ' s ▁National ▁Assembly ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁R ivers ▁East ▁Sen atorial ▁District . ▁O ke hi ▁is ▁the ▁Council ▁Head quarters ▁and ▁political ▁capital ▁of ▁Et che , ▁while ▁E ber i ▁is ▁the ▁political ▁capital ▁of ▁Om uma . ▁ ▁The ▁institution ▁of ▁Et che ▁eth nic ▁national ity ▁is ▁head ed ▁by ▁The ▁O ch ie ▁of ▁Et che , ▁His ▁Majesty , ▁E ze ▁E . N . B ▁Op ur um . ▁The ▁E ch ie ▁people ▁share ▁elements ▁of ▁their ▁religion ▁with ▁the ▁Ig bo ▁people . ▁N de ’ E ch ie ▁believe ▁in ▁ancest ral ▁worship ▁- ▁A la ▁( G ods ▁of ▁the ▁land ) ▁is ▁the ▁channel ▁of ▁religious ▁em issions ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁Am ad io ha . ▁Before ▁the ▁brut al ▁arrival ▁of ▁European ▁imperial ism ▁with ▁its ▁cultural ▁and ▁religious ▁disc rim ination ▁and ▁sub j ug ation , ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Et che ▁lived ▁a ▁rit ual istic ▁and ▁honor - cent ric ▁life ▁that ▁respect ed ▁and ▁rever ed ▁black ▁bodies . ▁“ As ▁N de ’ E ch ie , ▁our ▁life ▁and ▁our ▁body ▁is ▁sacred . ▁We ▁love ▁and ▁care ▁for ▁it ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁its ▁shapes ▁and ▁forms , ▁not