The blessed town and blessed people of Azia now have a new king and traditional ruler.
The name of the new traditional ruler of Azia is: His Royal Highness, Prof. Titus Iloduba Eze.
Eze was a former Provost of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Umunze, Anambra State and one-time Federal Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission.
Eze was also a Commissioner of the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission.
The newly-installed Igwe of Azia in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, prior to ascending the throne of his forefathers, was the Onowu (Traditional Prime Minister) of the town and a Professor at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.
His predecessor, Igwe P.M.C. Ojuro, passed on after over three decades on the throne.
Igwe Eze has been coronated at Nkwo Ukpaka, the ancestral meeting point of Azia people.
And no sooner was this concluded than he went to work.
Besides promising to take Azia to the next level and transforming it massively, he has already constituted his cabinet and they are now rearing to go.
Made up of eminent sons of Azia, among them are Ichie Godwin Okpalaeke, the Chairman of the popular Ginpat Aluminium, who is the new Onowu; Ichie Chike Muoghalu, an Onitsha, Anambra State-based business tycoon, who is the new Owelle; Ichie Bestman Obi-Onyedi, a Lagos businessman, who is the Ajie Ukwu; Ichie Augustine Udensi, the Registrar of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Umunze, who is the Asama; Ichie Benneth Abaniwu, a renowned hotelier, who is the new Odu; Ichie (Barrister) Uzama Okpalaeke, ex-member of Anambra State House of Assembly, who is the Ikenga; Ichie Ben Eze of the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, Delta State, who is the new Oboli; Ichie Gabriel Obi-Okafor, a traditionalist and orator par excellence, who is the Ogene; Ichie Lawrence Uzoeto of Lacotronics fame, who is the Ikemba; and Ichie Hyginus Ifenatuora, an Onitsha-based businessman, who is the Ojiudo.
Others are Ichie Azuh Arinze, the Publisher/Editor in Chief of Yes International! Magazine, as Odenigbo; Ichie Chuka Onwuchekwa, the CEO of Acquila Capital, Ide; Ichie Patrick Okpalaeke, also of Ginpat Aluminium, Omeziribe; Ichie Ugo Martins Okoli, former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ebonyi State, as Ofiafuluagu; Ichie Kenneth Muoghalu, the Chief Medical Director of St. Charles Borromeo Hospital, Onitsha, Ugochinyere; Ichie Callistus Nwosu, the CEO of Jocallys Aluminium, Nwajiobi; and Ichie Emeka Uzoeto, the new Ede.
Equally part of the Igwe’s cabinet are Ichie Titus Nwosu, the Odumodu; Ichie Titus Orji as Uduakommiri; Ichie Cyril Orajiaka, Orimili; Ichie Emma Okeke, Obodoekwelugo; Ichie Obiora Eze, Madukaejiaka; Ichie Onyeka Okoli, Ichie Ukwu; Ichie Okoh Nsidinanya, Oga; and Ichie Jerome Ojimbam, the new Chukwudalu.
Witnessed by the who-is-who in Ihiala Local Government and even beyond, the five Obis administering the town were all there to give their support and approval.
From Obi Christopher Okoli of Umudiokpara to Obi R.N. Ezike of Abam, Obi Patrick Emordi of Ihite, Obi Ambrose Ucheagwu of Ukwakwa and the Obi of Umudansu, who was ably represented by Remigus Igu-Uwa, the traditional rulers were all present.
It was the same with some of the Catholic priests produced by the town – Rev. Fr. Titus Nnabugwu, Rev. Fr. Basil Agba, Rev. Fr. Hyginus Aghaunor and Rev. Fr. Ifechukwu Nwabueze among others.
Hon. Paschal Agbodike, representing Ihiala 2 at Anambra State House of Assembly and Chief Evergreen Onyedum, Onwa Mbosi and CEO, Bravo Foams Limited were also there.
Before being accompanied to his palace in Umudiokpara by sons and daughters of Azia, amidst singing and dancing and rejoicing, the new Igwe, a cerebral and widely travelled man, promised to plant smiles on all faces in Azia, attract massive development with his contacts and also ensure that peace reigns.
His Traditional Prime Minister, the charismatic Onowu, Ichie Godwin Okpaleke, added: “Azia will never be the same again in terms of everything good.”
The Ikenga Azia and the Chief of Staff cum Legal Adviser, Ichie Uzama Okpalaeke, summed up everything that transpired that day as: “Excellent as well as the beginning of a new dawn in Azia.”
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