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Kenneth Orizu III
Obi of Otolo
Reign
6 February 1963 – present
Coronation
2 June 1963
Predecessor
Igwe Josiah Orizu II
Heir apparent
Crown Prince Obianefo Orizu
Born
Kenneth Onyeneke Orizu (1925-10-30) 30 October 1925 (age 98)
House
House of Nnofo
Father
Igwe Josiah Orizu II
Religion
Christianity & Animism
Igwe Kenneth Onyeneke Orizu III//ⓘ(born 30 October 1925) is the 20th[1] Obi of Otolo and Igwe of Nnewi kingdom. He is the traditional supreme ruler and spiritual leader in Nnewi, an Igbo city in Nigeria. He is a member of the Nnofo Royal lineage and the successor to his father Igwe Josiah Orizu II, his grandfather Igwe Orizu I, and great-grandfather Igwe Iwuchukwu Ezeifekaibeya.[2] Unlike most Igbo chiefs, there were heads of Nnewi before the arrival of Europeans.[3] In Anambra State, Igwe Kenneth Orizu III is the vice chairman of the Anambra State House of Chiefs and as of 2015[update] one of the longest-serving tribal Kings in the world.[4]
^Dr. John Okonkwo Alutu, Nnewi History (from the Earliest times to 1980/82),Fourth Dimension publishers
^Onwutalobi, Anthony-Claret. "Nnewi Chief – The Official Nnewi City Portal". www.nnewi.info. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
^Admin, Nnewi. "List of Nnewi Chief – The Official Nnewi City Portal". www.nnewi.info. Retrieved 15 September 2015.[permanent dead link]
^Onwutalobi, Anthony-Claret. "Igwe Kenneth Onyeneke Orizu III – The Official Nnewi City Portal". www.nnewi.info. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
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