Shettima Receives Traditional Title in Ebonyi State

(Vice President Kashim Shettima honoured with chieftaincy title. Photo credit: Stanley Nkwocha)
Vice President Kashim Shettima has been given the traditional title "Aka Ekpuchi Ọnwa" by a ruler in Ebonyi State.

The title was conferred by Eze Fidelis Nwonumara, the Eze Nnodo II of Amagu Autonomous Community in Abakaliki, who also chairs the Izzi/Nnodo Traditional Rulers Council.

It was given during Shettima's visit to the state on Monday for the APC presidential rally.

Shettima said the honour shows the bond that unites Nigerians from different parts of the country.

He said he had travelled from the far North-East to the South East and still felt at home among his new brothers and sisters.

He said the ancestors knew that a stranger welcomed with love soon becomes part of the family.

"This is the Nigeria we must preserve," he said.

The title translates to "A Hand Cannot Cover the Moon."

#WATCH: VP Shettima Honoured with Chieftaincy Title in Ebonyi State "I have travelled from the far North-East to the South-East, yet I stand here among brothers and sisters. Our ancestors understood that friendship could cross rivers, mountains and kingdoms. They knew that a stranger who is received with love soon becomes a member of the household. This is the Nigeria we must preserve." — Excerpt from the remarks of Vice President Kashim Shettima following his conferment with the chieftaincy title “Aka Ekpuchi Ọnwa” (A Hand Cannot Cover the Moon) by His Royal Highness, Eze Fidelis Nwonumara, Eze Nnodo II of Amagu Autonomous Community in Abakaliki and Chairman of the Izzi/Nnodo Traditional Rulers Council, during his visit to Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, on Monday, November 9, 2026.

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