Vice President Kashim Shettima has been conferred with the chieftaincy title of “Aka Ekpuchi Ọnwa” by a traditional ruler in Ebonyi State.
The title was bestowed on him by the Eze Nnodo II of Amagu Autonomous Community in Abakaliki and Chairman of the Izzi/Nnodo Traditional Rulers Council, Eze Fidelis Nwonumara, during Shettima’s visit to the state on Monday.
The development was disclosed in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha.
Shettima was in Abakaliki to attend the All Progressives Congress presidential campaign rally at the Pa Ngele Oruta Township Stadium, where he was received by Governor Francis Nwifuru, government officials, APC leaders and other party stakeholders.
Speaking after the conferment, the Vice President described the honour as a reflection of the bond among Nigerians across different regions.
“I have travelled from the far North-East to the South-East, yet I stand here among brothers and sisters. Our ancestors understood that friendship could cross rivers, mountains and kingdoms,” he said.
He added that the ancestors understood that “a stranger who is received with love soon becomes a member of the household.”
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“This is the Nigeria we must preserve,” Shettima said.
The title, “Aka Ekpuchi Ọnwa”, translates to “A Hand Cannot Cover the Moon.”
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𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢: 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗯𝗼𝗻𝘆𝗶
Credit: X |Stanley Nkwocha
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