The installation of Obi Ifechukwude Chukuka Okonjo 11 of Ogwashi-Uku kingdom has thrown the kingdom into turmoil. Another prince, Nathan Okonjo, claims he has been installed by an aggrieved party, writes Okungbowa Aiwerie in Asaba
Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State is on the boil again. At the centre of the debacle is a decade old kingship tussle, which predates Obi Ifechukwude Chukuka Okonjo 11, who succeeded Obi Ben Chukuka Okonjo, a professor of mathematics and father of ex-Finance Minister Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
The new obi’s coronation followed the endorsement and presentation by the Umu Obi Obahai royal family of Ogwashi-Uku and the traditional chalking and crowning ceremonies conducted by the Ikelike and Agidiehi (kingmakers) in Ogwashi Uku. Read more