High Chief Ambassador Benjamin Ibigwe Obinwanne, Ọnye Ndụ Ndị Igbo N’Ụzọ Ijé in Rivers State, has led a delegation of Igbo stakeholders from the state on a royal homage to the Chairman of the South-East Traditional Rulers Council, Eze Dr. Linus Nto Mbah, in Abia State.
The visit took place on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, and provided an opportunity for Igbo residents in Rivers State to engage with traditional leaders from their ancestral homeland on cultural identity, unity and heritage preservation.
The delegation said Obinwanne’s selection followed consultations among Igbo town unions, socio-cultural organisations, community leaders and other stakeholders across Rivers State.
According to the delegation, the process complied with an earlier directive by the South-East Traditional Rulers Council that traditional heads of Igbo communities living outside Igboland should be known as Ọnye Ndụ Ndị Igbo N’Ụzọ Ijé.
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Eze Mbah, who also chairs the Abia State Council of Traditional Rulers, received the delegation alongside Eze Nelson Nmerengwa, First Deputy Chairman; Eze Elder Odum Amogu, Secretary; and Eze O. G. Ananaba, Public Relations Officer.
Other members of the delegation included High Chief Uchenna Okokoba, Chief of Staff to Ọnye Ndụ; Chief Tony Okechukwu Egbo, President-General of the Association of Igbo Residents in Rivers State; Dr. Mrs. Eucharia Ibeabuchi, Vice President-General; and Chief Louis Nwosu, Secretary-General.
Also present were Chief Mrs. Iyom Nkechinyere Okekearu, Woman Leader; Hon. Ijeoma Anyanwu, Publicity Secretary; Chief Samuel Okorie, Chairman of Titleholders; Chief Mrs. Princess Igwilo, Coordinator of Titled Queens; and Chief Egah Azubike, Ọnye Ndụ designate in Port Harcourt Local Government Area, alongside other stakeholders.
The delegation thanked the traditional rulers for their warm reception and described the visit as an opportunity to strengthen cooperation between Igbo residents in Rivers State and traditional institutions in the South-East.
The engagement reaffirmed the delegation’s commitment to sustained consultation, mutual respect and the preservation of Igbo cultural heritage.
