UNITED IGBO ELDERS COUNCIL (UNIEC) WORLDWIDE
CERTIFICATE OF INVESTITURE
GREAT GRAND PATRON
THIS CERTIFICATE BEARS WITNESS THAT
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS
IGWE DR. KENNETH NWAFOR ORIZU III, CON
having been duly considered, unanimously selected, and formally approved by the Elders and Leadership of the United Igbo Elders Council (UNIEC) Worldwide, is hereby
SOLEMNLY INVESTED AND PROCLAIMED
GREAT GRAND PATRON
OF THE UNITED IGBO ELDERS COUNCIL (UNIEC) WORLDWIDE
WHEREAS
- His Royal Highness has celebrated his Sixty-Second (62nd) Ofala Festival, thereby standing among the longest-reigning traditional rulers in Igbo history;
- His Royal Highness has attained the venerable age of One Hundred (100) Years, and by the revered Igbo principle of Gerontocracy, was accorded the honour of first refusal;
- His Royal Highness graciously accepted this sacred responsibility in service to Ndị Igbo;
- His Royal Majesty has, for over six decades, provided exemplary leadership to Nnewi, nurturing peace, unity, development, and the enduring Igbo spirit of enterprise.
NOW THEREFORE
The United Igbo Elders Council (UNIEC) Worldwide, acting in solemn council and with grateful hearts, does hereby confer upon His Royal Majesty all honours, dignity, rights, and responsibilities appertaining to the exalted office of Great Grand Patron, and pledges its enduring loyalty and support toward the preservation and advancement of his noble legacies.
ISSUED THIS Twenty-Eighth (28th) Day of December, Two Thousand and Twenty-Five (2025),
under the authority of the United Igbo Elders Council (UNIEC) Worldwide,
in the mighty Name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT)
UNIEC Worldwide
Director-General (D-G)
UNIEC Worldwide
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