Seven years after his installation as an 18-year-old, following the demise of his father, His Royal Majesty, Noah Chukwuka Akaeze, Agbogidi Obi of Ubulu-Uku Kingdom, a first class traditional ruler in Delta State, will return to occupy the throne this month.
Chairman, Mobilisation Committee, Pius Osemene, in a statement, said the monarch had briefly returned from Britain, where he was studying law to receive the staff of office on September 5, 2016 from the then governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, who was represented by his deputy, Kingsley Otuaro.
Ahead of his return, the Obi-in-Council and the Ubulu-Uku Development Central Council (UDC) have fixed December 27 for a formal reception.
According to the palace secretary, Joe Obazei, the monarch is returning to effectively take over the running of Ubulu-Uku Kingdom, in Aniocha South Local Council of Delta State.
He said a grand reception is being organised for him to mark the beginning of a new era in Ubulu-Uku.
“For seven years, our royal father has been in Britain studying. He is now a lawyer, and is coming back to lead his kingdom,” Obazei said.
He said UDC is collaborating with the Obi-in-Council for the reception, at the palace of the Obi, and that the event will feature cultural displays and paying of homage to Obi Akaeze by palace chiefs.
President General of UDC, Jonathan Monye, said the entire community, including those in the diaspora, is involved in the event.
He expressed confidence that the return of the monarch will mark a new era for Ubulu-Uku.
According to him, the occasion will also serve as a cultural reawakening for the community.
Monye noted that all indigenes of Ubulu-Uku in every part of the globe are expected to come home for the reception.
Obi Noah Akaeze, 25, succeeded his late father, Obi Edward Akaeze Ofulue III, who was killed by suspected herdsmen in January 2016.
The six suspects, all Fulani herders, who are facing trial at Delta State High Court, Ibusa, had confessed to the crime when they were paraded before newsmen by the then Delta State Commissioner of Police, Alkali Usman on February 13, 2016.
