His emergence followed a unanimous endorsement at a meeting of the Traditional Rulers Committee held at Issele Uku, the administrative headquarter of the council which sat to determine and resolve the lingering Idumuje-Ugboko kingship tussle.
The meeting was presided over by the Obi of Issele-Azagba and Chairman, Aniocha North Traditional Rulers Committee, His Royal Majesty (HRM) Francis Ijeh JP which is the statutory body empowered by law to make recommendations for the presentation of staff of office and coronation of a new King in the local government area by the state government.
The Aniocha North monarchs at the meeting upheld that Prince Solomon Nwabuokei Nwoko, is the rightful and legitimate heir to the Idumuje-Ugboko throne, after the demise of Obi of Idumuje-Ugboko His Royal Majesty (HRM) Albert Nwoko III in 2017.
This is contained in a memo of the meeting jointly signed by the Obi of Issele-Azagba/chairman of Aniocha North Traditional Rulers Committee and secretary of the Committee, Mr. Louis Nwaokolo.
A letter dated 28th January 2021, titled: “Application for recognition/official presentation of staff of office to HRM Obi Solomon Eziokwubundu Nwabuokei Nwoko as Obi of Idumuje-Ugboko kingdom” signed by the head of personal management, Aniocha north local government Dr. Mrs. Patricia Uche Dede has been sent to the state government conveying the submission of the traditional rulers committee.
Born on the 11th of November 1955, the Obi -designate attended Idumuje-Ugboko local authoritiy primary school and had his senior school certificate at pilgrim Baptist Grammar School (PBGS), Issele-Uku in 1975.
He proceeded to Western Christian University Otta, Ogun state where he received a diploma and degree culminating in a Doctorate in divinity in 2000.
The new king of Idumuje-Ugboko had a successful working career spanning decades beginning from a Yugoslavia firm, Emo Engineering Corporation with a Nigerian office in Lagos which pioneered rural electrification across the country as technical partners of the defunct Directorate of Food, Road and Rural Infrastructure (DIFRRI).
He also worked at the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) where he served as Head of Operations in Lagos and then Bauchi until his retirement in 2008.
He also distinguished himself as a community leader, having served as founding President of Idumuje-Ugboko Development Union (IUDU) Ijaiye, Lagos branch.
He is married to Mrs. Philomena Ekene Nwabuokei Nwoko (Nee Omezi) from Atuma quarters in Idumuje-Ugboko and they are blessed with 5 children , 3 boys and 2 girls.
With the emergence of the new King, it has brought to an end the long kingship battle which led to alleged killing, burning down of house and arrests of Community members.
