Igwe Kenneth Onyeneke Orizu III
Igwe Kenneth Onyeneke Orizu III // ⓘ(born 30 October 1925) is the 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. Unlike most Igbo chiefs, there were heads of Nnewi before the arrival of Europeans. In Anambra State, Igwe Kenneth Orizu III is the vice chairman of the Anambra State House of Chiefs and as of 2015 one of the longest-serving tribal Kings in the world.
| Kenneth Orizu III | |
|---|---|
| Obi of Otolo | |
| Reign | 6 February 1963 – present |
| Coronation | 2 June 1963 |
| Predecessor | Igwe Josiah Orizu II |
| Heir apparent | Crown Prince Obianefo Orizu |
| Born | Kenneth Onyeneke Orizu 30 October 1925 |
| House | House of Nnofo |
| Father | Igwe Josiah Orizu II |
| Religion | Christianity & Animism |
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