Kenneth Onyeneke Orizu III
Igwe Kenneth Onyeneke Orizu III is the [List of Igbo people|Igbo Nnewi Monarch|20th] 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. In Anambra State, Igwe Kenneth Orizu III is the vice chairman of the Anambra State House of Chiefs and one of the longest-serving kings in the world.
Education and career
Igwe Kenneth was educated at Hope Waddell College, Calabar and completed his education at New Bethel College, Onitsha in 1942. Before his enthronement, Kenneth worked as a Representative of the then Eastern Nigerian Outlook Group of newspapers, in the defunct Eastern Region of Nigeria and later moved to Asaba as the Commercial Manager for Mid-Western Region. He was also a businessman in Kano.Reign
Igwe Orizu III was instrumental in the clearing of the Agbo Edo forest.His Uncle, Prince Nwafor Orizu was Nigeria's first republic senate President and his grandfather, Igwe Orizu I (Eze Ugbonyamba) was the first Igbo man to own and drive a car in the entire Eastern Region.
The Ofala Nnewi is a cultural festival held every year to celebrate the coronation of the Igwe of Nnewi.