Omonoba Uku Akpolokpolo AKENZUA

Biographical record

Title

HRM

Surname

AKENZUA

First Name

Omonoba

Other Names

Uku Akpolokpolo

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

Who is Who In Nigeria (1978)

Date of Birth

1899

Status

Alive

Date of Death

1978

State of Origin

Edo

Place of Birth

Benin City

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Name of Spouse

has nine wives

Names of Children

He had more than 80 children and grandchildren

Profession

Fmr Oba of Benin;

Education Level

Secondary

Schools Attended with Dates

Benin Government School and later King's College, Lagos

Previous Appointments

transport clerk, Benin Native Authority, 1921-24;confidential secretary to his father, the Oba of Benin, 1924; installed Oba of Benin, April 5, 1933; nominated member, Western House of Assembly, 1947; later member, Legislative Council of Nigeria; member, Western Nigeria House of Chiefs, 1951; Cabinet Minister without portfolio, 1955-62; president, Mid-Western House of Chiefs, 1963-66; chancellor, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1966-72;

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

International/Foreign Decorations

foreign honour of Champion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG);