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Azinge Emerges 14th Asagba Of Asaba
Prof Epiphany Azinge, SAN, has emerged as the 14th Asagba of Asaba, Delta State.
The Asagba-in-Council announced his selection as the most qualified among the 10 contenders in the race, who hail from Ugbomanta quarters and is to produce the next Asagba after Prof. Chike Edozien, who had since joined his ancestors.
The Ochendo Ahaba (Regent), Anthony Edozien, announced the result of the selection process in line with the Traditional Rulers and Chiefs Edict of 1979, applicable to Delta State, on Sunday at the Palace of the Asagba of Asaba at Ezenei quarters, Asaba.
“Prof Epiphany Azinge, SAN, has been selected among 10 contenders after due process.
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“He will be coronated in due course,” he said.
The new Asagba is a former Director General of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies.
Other contenders, apart from Prof. Azinge, are Tony Ogugua Konwea, Prof. Emmanuel Onwuka and Ogbuechi Chinedu Esealuka, among others.
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