A 1-day old baby was crowned to become the crown prince of Igbodo kingdom in Ika North East local government area of Delta state, in a bid to prevent any future controversy.
The crowning of the child, named Ugochukwu was done few hours after his birth within the St. Luke’s Hosital, Asaba premises.
The ceremony was made to address the succession in the kingdom, with members of the Igbodo ruling house assembling at the hospital where the child was born and crowned right there without further protocol.
Vanguard reports:
Vanguard gathered that the boy was delivered on Wednesday night and the following morning (yesterday ) he was crowned. Chief Eugene Iyeke of the ruling house of Igbodo led the delegation to Asaba with members of the Obi-in-council and notable indigenes.
It will be recalled that that the Obi of Igbodo, Obi Ikechukwu Osedume I, succumbed to the wishes of his people by formally marrying an indigene of the community in accordance to the native law and custom early in October last year.
And it was the wife, called Onyinyechukwu, a native of Igbodo that bore the boy that was crowned yesterday morning.
