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VP Shettima honored with traditional title in Ebonyi
Vice President Kashim Shettima has been honoured with the traditional title of “Aka Ekpuchi Ọnwa” by a traditional ruler in Ebonyi State.
The title was conferred on Shettima on Monday by Eze Fidelis Nwonumara, Eze Nnodo II of Amagu Autonomous Community in Abakaliki and Chairman of the Izzi/Nnodo Traditional Rulers Council.
The conferment took place during the Vice President’s visit to Ebonyi State.
The development was announced in a statement issued by Stanley Nkwocha, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications in the Office of the Vice President.
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.”
“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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