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His
Eminence, Oba Chukumela Nnam Obi II, was born on November 20, 1942
into the Royal family of Umueze -Ogba, Umu okoya Umuebe kindred
of Ogba. His father, Obuoha Obi was a Crown prince of Ogbaland and
his Grandfather reigned as Obi Chukuma . Nnam Obi's birth was heralded
by the end of the great flood (miniji) and an Oracle predicted that
he would one day be the Oba of Ogbaland. Despite his Royal background,
Oba Chukumela's early life was one of peraeverance and triumph of
vicissitude of life. He had a rather poor and humble background.
Things were extremely austere and difficult for him. After his Elementary
school at Methodist School, Sabongari Kano where he passed with
distinction in 1959, he relied on sheer will power and self support
to pay his way through Secondary Education at Santa Maria High School
Omoku, where as a senior Prefect, he left in 1966 in flying colors.
After a stint at an Oil Servicing Company, and the State Civil Service
between1967 and early 1970, he was crowned the Oba of Ogbaland.
His
Eminence, is one of the amiable, blunt and fearless traditional
rulers in present day Nigeria. his leadership qualities has earned
him such important positions as theChairman of Rivers State Traditional
Rulers and Chiefs, 1972-1979, member, Interenational Committee on
Chiftaincy and Royalty for FESTAC (Nigerian Representative) 1974-1977;
First Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council, Federal
University of Technology Owerri, 1980-1984; Chancellor, Federal
University of Technology, Akure!992-1996, Chaiman, Rivers State
Council of Traditional Rulers, 1994-1996; National President, traditional
Rulers of Oil Mineral producing Communities of Nigeria (TROMPCON),
1994 till date; Member, Vision 2010 Committee, 1996; Member, National
Council on Nigerian Vision (NCNV).
Married
with four wives with over thirty five children, the Oba is an Officer
of the Order of the Niger (OON), Knight Grand Commander of the Mystical
Order of St. Peter (KTGC), Doctor of Letters (D.LITT), City University
of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.; Doctor of Technology, (D.TECH),Federal
university of technology Owerri; Doctor of Science, (D.Sc.) Federal
University of Technology Akure; Justice of Peace and Fellow, Federal
College of Education (Technical), Omoku. |
