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The 17-year-old traditional ruler of Ubulu-Uku, Delta State, is set to receive the staff of office as the state government has formally approved his appointment as the Obi of the agrarian community,Tribune reports.
Obi Chukwuka Noah Akaeze I, resident in United Kingdom was installed on February 18, 2016 after the death of his father, Obi Edward Akaeze Ofulue III.
But the Onishe of Ubulu-Uku, Chief Emma Ejiofor, had stirred the hornet’s nest when he described the late Ofulue III as a usurper, insisting as the Onishe, whose responsibility is to crown a new king, that he never installed Ofulue III as king and that he did not install the young Akaeze I and, as such, cannot be king.
The Commissioner for Information, Mr. Patrick Ukah, after the state executive council meeting on Thursday, said despite speculations that Ubulu-Uku was divided over the enthronement of the young king, the state government was yet to receive a petition from any quarter asking it to withdraw the approval given to him.
Obi Chukwuka Noah Akaeze I, resident in United Kingdom was installed on February 18, 2016 after the death of his father, Obi Edward Akaeze Ofulue III.
But the Onishe of Ubulu-Uku, Chief Emma Ejiofor, had stirred the hornet’s nest when he described the late Ofulue III as a usurper, insisting as the Onishe, whose responsibility is to crown a new king, that he never installed Ofulue III as king and that he did not install the young Akaeze I and, as such, cannot be king.
The Commissioner for Information, Mr. Patrick Ukah, after the state executive council meeting on Thursday, said despite speculations that Ubulu-Uku was divided over the enthronement of the young king, the state government was yet to receive a petition from any quarter asking it to withdraw the approval given to him.
