KINGSLEY EBERE
The Council of Traditional Leaders and Chiefs of Non-Indigenes, comprising 17 States, has recognized Eze Tochukwu Anosike as Ezendigbo Gburugburu for Southwest and conferred him with the Patronship award of the group in Oyo State.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the award was presented to him after his coronation as Ezendigbo Gburugburu by the Alaafin of Oyo, at the palace of the Sarki of Hausaland of Sasa, Alhaji Ahmed Aruna by the group led by their president, Ita of Igala of Yoruba, HRM, Ajofo Friday Okoliko.
Those in attendance included the traditional leaders and Chiefs cut across the 17 States and Lagos State, the BOT Chairman of Council of Ndieze in diaspora, Eze Uche Dimgba, Eze Emmanuel Chukwuakalikamadu, Eze Slyvanus Nwoha, Chief Kalu Uguru among others.
At the meeting, the president of the group, HRM, Ajofo Friday Okoliko, announced to the guests that the Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Akeem Owoade, has appointed Eze Anosike as the Ezendigbo Gburugburu Southwest and was honoured with the Patron award at the event.
This was confirmed by Eze Anosike, who clarified that Uche Dimgba, Ichie Anselm Njoku, Eze Onuoha, Eze Emmanuel Chukwuakalikamadu, Chief Kalu Uguru witnessed the event at the palace and clarified that Dimgba and Njoku were not part of his entourage.
The clarification by Eze Anosike has finally collapsed the position of Uche Dimgba and Anselm Njoku that they did not know that the Alaafin of Oyo made Eze Anosike Ezendigbo Gburugburu Southwest.
Eze Anosike, who is also Eze Ohazurume, was conferred with the title of Asiwaju Ndigbo Southewest (Ezendigbo) Gburugburu by Oba Owoade following his outstanding leadership qualities and compassion for humanity.
He has since commenced his work to bring Ndieze and indeed Ndigbo together under his leadership.
Eze Tochukwu Anosike is the Eze Ndi Igbo Ojo Central the Eze Ndi Eze in Ojo, which means his leadership covers Iba LCDA, Oto-Awori LCDA and Ojo Local Government area Lagos State, before he was crowned Ezendigbo Gburugburu for Southwest.