Aliyu Obaje
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His Royal Majesty Alhaji Aliyu Ocheja Obaje is the paramount ruler of the Igala Kingdom
in Nigeria
.
He holds the title of Attah, Igala. Tha Attah's palace (the seat of power in the Igala Kingdom) is located in the ancient city Idah
.
Born in 1920, Dr. Aliyu Obaje was the youngest person ever to be installed as Attah Igala. He mounted the stool at the age of 36.
HRM Aliyu Obaje ascended the throne on the October 20, 1956 following the death of his predecessor. HRM Ameh Oboni.
He is one of the longest serving monarchs in Nigeria
.
HRM Aliyu Obaje is currently the chairman of the Kogi State council of Traditional chiefs.
Having served as the Attah Igala for fifty years, HRM Aliyu Obaje is a household name among the Igalas and indeed a majority of Nigerians.
He holds the Nigeria
n national honour of GCFR (Grand Commander of the Federal Republic).
Igala Kingdom
The Igala Kingdom also known as the Kingdom of Idah was a pre-colonial West African state of what is now Nigeria. The kingdom was founded by the Igala, a people living north of the Igbo with its capital at Idah. It was heavily influenced by the Igbo, Yoruba, Bini and Jukun kingdoms.The first...
in Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
.
He holds the title of Attah, Igala. Tha Attah's palace (the seat of power in the Igala Kingdom) is located in the ancient city Idah
Idah
Idah is a town in Kogi State, Nigeria, on the eastern bank of the Niger River in the middle belt region of Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Igala Kingdom, whose traditional ruler, the Attah of Igala, is Alhaji Aliyu Obaje....
.
Born in 1920, Dr. Aliyu Obaje was the youngest person ever to be installed as Attah Igala. He mounted the stool at the age of 36.
HRM Aliyu Obaje ascended the throne on the October 20, 1956 following the death of his predecessor. HRM Ameh Oboni.
He is one of the longest serving monarchs in Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
.
HRM Aliyu Obaje is currently the chairman of the Kogi State council of Traditional chiefs.
Having served as the Attah Igala for fifty years, HRM Aliyu Obaje is a household name among the Igalas and indeed a majority of Nigerians.
He holds the Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
n national honour of GCFR (Grand Commander of the Federal Republic).