ONUH IYALE: THE KOGI STATE GOVERNMENT RATIFIED THE NOMINATION OF CHIEF IDRIS WADA AKOGU AS THE NEXT ONUH OF IYALE (AIDUU!)

The Iyale Chiefdom is made up of four (4) ruling houses viz: The Okoliko clan, The Ihianyi clan, The Itakwuhia clan and The Obaje clan.

-HRH David Akowe Ogbadu was from the Okoliko clan.

-Chief Wada Akogu is from the Ihianyi clan,

-Atuluku was from the Itakwuhia Clan. 

The last occupant of the throne Engr. Thomas Idajili was of the Obaje Amana-Edeh clan which has  produced more kings than the rest clans.

The next Onuh of Iyale, Chief Idris Wada Akogu is from the Ihianyi clan.

The approval of the outstanding Technocrat and foremost Educationist, Chief Idris Wada Akogu as the Onuh-Iyale, by Governor Yahaya Bello on the October 21, 2021 to fill the rotund and apparel vacant royal stool of the Onuh of Iyale through the apical royal and the ancestral lineage of Òbugò enclave as domiciled in Ihianyi Clan. 

This quintessential glamored declaration by the Kogi state government, is coming after the exit of the late Onuh of Iyale, Engr. Thomas Idajili (CORBON), who transitioned to the great beyond after an auto-crash that unavoidably claimed his life along the Iyale-Anyigba Road.

The versatile Classroom Teacher, Chief Idris Wada Akogu, with his quondam and cognate strides in teaching profession has churned out many first school leavers than most of educational contemporaries of his days. He first started out as a dedicated and delectable positive community opinion moulder for all people especially the youth for many year standing. 

A pathfinder and archetype of exceptional educational feat to wit cum prodigious excellent background, has characteristically, fortunately and wondrously transversed across the Teaching profession and the SUBEB of the Kogi State Ministry of Education as both an erstwhile Teacher and currently as a Senior Administrator with same. 

Chief Idris Wada Akogu's monumental rise and transformation into the status of an Educational Administrator at the state level from the four walls of the Teaching profession in Primary school, as a notable jocular Senior Teacher then was an amazing non-phantom truest calling into the service of our fatherland of disproportionate reality that had held many people in awe especially his Primary  School colleagues in a non-atomic celebratory mode.

Chief Idrisu Wada Akogu, as one of our own pride and respected former primary school Instructors, has been an all round, workaholic, memorable, decent and disciplined Academia just like our own late Primary School English Teacher, Mr. Joshua Ataguba whose academic lifestyle wasn't different from our ad hominem foremost Picasso and the respected Marcus Cicero of blessed memories. 

Mr. Joshua Ataguba was an undeniable and distinguished Orator but who wasn't discovered as a philosopher except for few of us, before, during and after his death, May his soul rest in peace. 

The next Onuh of Iyale having been approved by the state government through due diligence, now has to undergo the traditional autochthonous of Iyale Chiefdom through our 'Traditional figurine process of Ayidoko-Anya' at the Royal Palace of the Attah of Igala in the ancient cradle of civilisation at Igala home, Idah in fulfilment of the traditional and cultural ceremonies for the wearing of the non-decimated and valuable Ayegba Om'Idoko toga and beads, to be announced at a future date under the eminent rulership of the newly appointed Attah of Igala, HRM Mathew Alhaji Opaluwa who just returned triumphantly from the successful hunting expedition.

~THE BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF HRH CHIEF IDRISU WADA AKOGU

•Chief Idrisu Wada Akogu was born on the 25th August, 1966 to the family of late (Chief) Mallam Wada Akogu who was the Onuh of Iyale from the Ihianyi ruling clan. 

•His mother  Princess Ramatu Khadiza Wada (Nee- Ocheje) hails from another Royal family of Ukwenya Dynasty of ODU-AJARUWA-EKE.

•Chief Idrisu Wada Akogu was the first born of his mother and the 6th of the 14 children of the late, HRH Chief Wada Akogu of the blessed memory. 

•He attended The defunct Christian Religious  Instruction (CRI) at age four (4) and later went to LEA Primary School, Iyale in 1973 and graduated with first school leaving certificate (FSLC) in 1979. 

•He then went to Government  Secondary Olowa between 1979-1984 where he  obtained his Olevel certificate (WAEC) in 1984. 

In 1988, he furthered his education to Kogi State College of Education Ankpa and obtained Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) in 1991. 

•He thereafter went to the prestigious University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) and obtained Bachelor of Science in Education (B.Sc. Ed) with a second class upper  (grade 2:1) in year 2004.

•He was sent by his employer to University of Ibadan to pursue a post- graduate course in early childhood care development Education (ECCDE) as reward for his hard work and dedication to duty in 2014. 

~HIS WORKING  EXPERIENCE WITH DATES

•The Teaching/Class master 1992-2004.

•The Assistant Head Master 2001-2004.

•The Monitoring  Officer (SUBEB): 2004- up to date.

•The SMASE Secretary Kogi SUBEB: 2012-2015.

•The Desk officer UBE/JSS (Placement): 2012-2016.

•The Desk Officer  ECCDE Kogi SUBEB: 2014 up to date.

•The Desk Officer Jolly Phonics Kogi SUBEB - 2014 up to date.

•The Ag. Director School Science Kogi SUBEB 2019-up to date.

•The Class monitor During Primary School, Iyale   1973-1979.

•The General monitor LGEA Primary School Iyale, 1979.

•The Deputy Head boy, GSS Olowa 1981-1984.

•The President Iyale Area Student Association, Iyale 1983-1984.

•The Auditor, Iyale Area Student Association, College of Education, Ankpa  1989-1990.

•The President Iyale Area Student Association College of Education, Ankpa  1990-1991.

•The Captain, Ajeko Football Club Iyale (AFC), 1984-1989.

•The Games' Master LGEA Primary School, Ajiyolo Akabe 1992-1993.

 

•The Staff Secretary LGEA Primary School Iyale,  1995-2004.

•The Secretary, Parent Teachers Association LGEA Primary School Iyale, 1996-2004.

•The Vice President, Iyale Youth Development Association, 2001-2003.

•The Secretary SUBEB Zonal Office Lokoja. 

•The Association Secretary, Association of SUBEB Zonal Officer Lokoja 2005-2008.

•The Secretary General, Iyale  Area Development Association Lokoja Branch, 2012 -2016.

•The Chairman Iyale Area Development Association Lokoja 2016- up to date.

~APPOINTMENTS:

•The Vice Chairman Governing Council Attarbiyyatul College, Okaba-School Services- 2014-date.

•The Member Task force Committee On The Reclaim of Government' Lands In Kogi State| | The Acting Director Of Schools service SUBEB, Dec 2019 up to date.

  

•The Member Kogi SUBEB Tender Board- Dec 2019 to date.

•The Member Kogi SUBEB| Management- December 2019 Up to date. 

THE WORKSHOPS ATTENDED WITH DATES:

•The Teachers Professional Curriculum Development 1996.

•The Head Teachers' Training Curriculum Development (MDGs) at Our Lady' of School, Anyigba - 2001.

•The SMASE Cycle I (State inset) SMASE Kabba - 2012.

•SMASE Cycle I  (State Inset ) GSS Dekina - 2013.

•NMC / FME (MDG) Capacity Building Workshop For Primary  School Teaching In Nigeria, Minna - 2013.

•SMASE Cycle II  (State inset) Kabba - 2014.

•SMASE Cycle II  (State inset) Lokoja -2015.

•The Jolly Phonic Training for Primary One Teacher, March 2017. 

•The Security Education for Displaced Learners (Kaduna State)  -2018.

•The Jolly Phonics for Primary Two Teachers        Jan  2020.

•The Early Childhood Care Development Education (ECCDE)  -2020.

He is happily married to two wives; Mallama Alami Nefisetu Idrisu and Mallama Aisha Ohowa Idrisu.  He is blessed with four (4) children: Muniretu, Ladidi Abdul-bayan and Muhammed Abass with many grand children.

His hobbies are: reading, football and above all Community Service.

~Odaudu Wada Isah, 

Ototonobi Reporters,

Lokoja