DECEMBER 27 will bring a new importance to the Ezeoha stool of Avuru in Aboh-Mbaise Local Government as its new Eze Iheanacho Chinyereze Mbalewe, Ezeoha III of Uvuru ascends the throne. Tradition, dances, and more would be available.
“We are not organising a ceremony to install our Eze. It is not only about the coronation of the new Eze, important as it is. We are doing something different,” a community leader said.
“The day will mark a new beginning for Uvuru Autonomous Community in re-organising our community through different programmes that Ezeoha III is initiating.
“As we celebrate, the focus is on a brighter future unveiling before us, more prosperity for Uvuru from the youth empowerment programme, and the initiatives for the peace and security of Uvuru,” he said.
“Our excitements are in the expectations of a better Uvuru Autonomous Community,” another leader added.
The community followed all constitutional and trafitional provisions and unanimously approached and selected HRH Eze Sir Iheanacho Chinyereze Mbalewe, when HRH Eze Fidelis Elugwaraonu, Ezeoha II, transited. The community’s confidence in Ezeoha III to improve its circumstance is not without reasons.
For over 22 years that he was a prominent member of the Ezeoha Uvuru Cabinet, the new Eze held the revered title of Nnanyereugo Obioha of Uvuru Ikedinairi and made meaningful contributions to Uvuru.
Eze Sir Iheanacho Mbalewe is grounded in the local customs and traditions of his people.
His passion for the development of Avuru, his closeness to the people, accounted for his unanimous choice as the new Eze.
Peace and unity of the community is important to him and wants to prioritise them.
“Our community needs peace and unity. Without peace we cannot achieve much. Without unity, we will be working at cross purposes and the results of our efforts would be abysmal,” Eze Iheanacho Mbalewe has said, laying down the foundations of his reign.
“Development of Uvuru will not be possible without peace and unity. We have great people in our community. When we work together, we will be greater together.”
Uvuru had its first traditional ruler, His Royal Highness Eze Reuben Ugwuegbulem Mbalewe, recgnised by the Imo State government on 1 January 1980 as Ezeoha I of Uvuru Ikedinairi.
Ezeoha I was the father of HRH Eze Sir Iheanacho Chinyereze Mbalewe, the Ezeoha III of Uvuru.