Okafor Mokwunye, the Ogwude of Owerre-Olubor

Okafor Mokwunye becomes

the Ogwude

Ada Nkakaakpa performing the invocation for installing the Ogwude

Okafor, the son of Mokwunye, the son of Ugbe!  His wiry and diminutive build should not be mistaken for smallness and inconsequence when it comes to the customs and traditions of Owerre-Olubor.  He is not at all a dwarf in these regards; rather, he is a giant of robust intellect about the ancient lore of the land.

Looking at his trajectory, it would appear that providence has preserved him for the Ogwudeship despite his foibles and his many disputations in the Umuikpulu milieu.

Born about a century ago, Okafor Mokwunye has witnessed many crests and troughs in the undulating wave of events in the land of his birth.  He could be described as a thorough-bred denizen – having lived all his life in Owerre, the land of his nativity.

Okafor Mokwunye of Umuikpulu will go into history as the second Ikpulu, after Ndudi Smart Monye, to take the coveted stool of the Ogwude of Owerre-Olubor.  This is coming right on the heels of Ndudi Smart Monye’s regal authority over the land.  Ndudi Smart had fought to the finish the fight to assert and establish the right of Umuikpulu to the Ogwudeship despite the intrigues of twisters of the Ogwudeship history.

The Bible says that by the mouths of two witnesses, the truth shall be established.  O, yes!  We can similarly say that by the advents of two Ikpulu sons as Ogwude, the truth is already established that Umuikpulu Quarters have the incontrovertible right to the Ogwudeship of Owerre-Olubor.  The matter is signed, sealed and delivered!

Umu-ada joyfully dancing as they herald the arrival of Ada Nkakaakpa

Today, Okafor Mokwunye relishes the glory of that diadem, which had been won by the immediate past Ogwude Ndudi Smart Monye of Umuikpulu extraction.  May Ogwude Okafor Mokwunye’s reign be long!

Umuikpulu: 23 November 2019