Vice President Kashim Shettima has been conferred with the chieftaincy title of \u201cAka Ekpuchi \u1eccnwa\u201d by a traditional ruler in Ebonyi State.\n<\/p>\n
The title was bestowed on him by the Eze Nnodo II of Amagu Autonomous Community in Abakaliki and Chairman of the Izzi\/Nnodo Traditional Rulers Council, Eze Fidelis Nwonumara, during Shettima\u2019s visit to the state on Monday.\n<\/p>\n
The development was disclosed in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha.\n<\/p>\n
Shettima was in Abakaliki to attend the All Progressives Congress presidential campaign rally at the Pa Ngele Oruta Township Stadium, where he was received by Governor Francis Nwifuru, government officials, APC leaders and other party stakeholders.<\/p>\n
Speaking after the conferment, the Vice President described the honour as a reflection of the bond among Nigerians across different regions.<\/p>\n
\u201cI 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,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n
He added that the ancestors understood that \u201ca stranger who is received with love soon becomes a member of the household.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the Nigeria we must preserve,\u201d Shettima said.\n<\/p>\n
The title, \u201cAka Ekpuchi \u1eccnwa\u201d, translates to \u201cA Hand Cannot Cover the Moon.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
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Credit: X |Stanley Nkwocha
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