Bayelsa varsity inaugurates Delta monarch as institute chair
• His Royal Majesty Oboro Gbaraun II, Aketekpe Agadagba, during the inauguration ceremony
The Niger Delta University (NDU), Bayelsa State, has inaugurated the Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oboro Gbaraun II, Aketekpe Agadagba, as Chairman of the Advisory Council of its Institute for Niger Delta Studies.
The University’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Allen Agih, conducted the inauguration in Oporoza, the traditional headquarters of Gbaramatu Kingdom in the Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State on Monday, noting that “the Council is expected to provide strategic guidance for the Institute’s research and development activities, with a focus on environmental, socio-economic and cultural challenges facing the Niger Delta”.
The council was thereafter formally constituted at the ceremony, bringing together traditional rulers, academics, civil society representatives and other stakeholders.
National President of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, Ambassador Godknows Bolade Igali, will serve as Co-Chairman, while Agih is an ex-officio member.
Other members inaugurated include Ambassador Lawson Esaimu Ayakoroma, Chief Executive Officer of the Lawson Ayakoroma Foundation, and His Royal Majesty, King Stephen Oyabebefa Ebikeme, Pere of Ekere Kingdom.
Dele Ogunyemi is a journalist at Punch Newspapers with over 25 years of experience in media practice. He began his career at Radio Nigeria, Ikoyi, Lagos, and has since held editorial positions across several provincial and national newspapers. His work reflects extensive newsroom expertise and a long-standing commitment to professional journalism standards.
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