HISTORY was made yesterday in Igbodo
Kingdom of Ika North East Local Government Area of
Delta State, when a day old baby boy was crowned to
become the crown prince of the kingdom, ostensibly
to forestall any succession controversy in future.
He was crowned some few hours after his birth
within the hospital environment.
To address the succession issue once and for all
warranted the Igbodo ruling house to move straight
to the hospital, where the child was born and
crowned him there without further protocols.
The child, named Ugochukwu was crowned by the
leader of a delegation from the Igbodo palace at St.
Luke’s Hospital Asaba, where he boy was delivered.
Vanguard gathered that the boy was delivered on
Wednesday night and the following morning
(yesterday ) he was crowned. Chief Eugene Iyeke of
the ruling house of Igbodo led the delegation to
Asaba with members of the Obi-in-council and
notable indigenes.
It will be recalled that that the Obi of Igbodo, Obi
Ikechukwu Osedume I, succumbed to the wishes of
his people by formally marrying an indigene of the
community in accordance to the native law and
custom early in October last year.
And it was the wife, called Onyinyechukwu, a native
of Igbodo that bore the boy that was crowned
yesterday morning.


Source:www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/day-old-baby-emerges-crown-prince-igbodo-kingdom/