Global InformationAlfred Akawe Torkula information
| His Royal Majesty, Begha U Tiv, Orchivirigh, Alfred Akawe Torkula | |
|---|---|
| Tor Tiv IV | |
| Reign | 21 April 1991 – 22 November 2015 |
| Predecessor | James Akperan Orshi |
| Successor | James Ayatse |
| Born | 10 July 1944 Tse-Torkula, Mbadwem District, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State |
| Died | 22 November 2015 Abuja |
| Burial | Abagu, Gboko, Benue State |
His Royal Majesty, Begha U Tiv, Orchivirigh Dr. Alfred Akawe Torkula, CFR (10 July 1944 - 22 November 2015) was the fourth Tor Tiv, the supreme ruler of the Tiv people and Chairman of the Benue State Council of Traditional Rulers. He ascended the throne on the principle of rotation (ya na angbian) among the two sons of Tiv, Ichongu and Ipusu. He was a Ihyarev man and son of Ichongo, and became the 2nd Tor Tiv to have come from the Ichongo extraction.[1] He ruled from 14 January 1991 to 22 November 2015.[2]
He was the chancellor of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike in Abia State.[3]
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- ^ "His Royal Majesty Dr. Alfred Akawe Torkula". tivpedia.org.ng. 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "Tor Tiv, Alfred Akawe Torkula, dies at 71". guardian.ng. 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2020.