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Okpe

This article is about the LGA. For the language, see Okpe language (disambiguation).

Okpe is a kingdom in Delta State, Nigeria.[1] Today, it is also the name of a local government area. It is one of the many kingdoms that make up Urhobo nation.[2] Its capital is Orerokpe.[3][4] The kingdom plays host to the Osubi Airport (also known as Warri Airport), which is actually located at Osubi and the Delta State Trade Fair Complex.[5] The Orodje celebrated ten years on ancestral throne.[6] Major General Felix Mujakperuo is the king of Okpe Kingdom. The kingship is usually rotated between the four ruling houses.[7]

Okpe
LGA and Kingdom
Okpe is located in Nigeria
Okpe
Okpe
Coordinates: 5°26′N 5°57′E / 5.433°N 5.950°E / 5.433; 5.950
CountryNigeria
StateDelta State
HeadquartersOrerokpe
Government
 • Orodje (King)H.R.M (Maj-Gen) Orhue I (rtd)
Demographics
 • EthnicityUrhobo
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
Map

History

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The Okpe kingdom was established as early as the 17th century. It has a traditional ruler with the title Orodje of Okpe.[8] The Okpe people are known to have migrated to found the present day Sapele and the Orodje of Okpe still exercises authority over the land of Sapele.[9]

The first king produced by this system was H.R.M. Esezi I, Orodje of Okpe, whose sovereignty was around the period of 1770-1779.[10]

H.R.M. Esezi II became the second Orodje of Okpe. As a pioneer advocate of democracy in the land of okpe, he also was pivotal to Nigeria. He was among the delegated kings that attended the 1957 Lyttelton Conference held in London in order to seek the Nigerian independence from the indirect government of the colonial master. He ruled the kingdom around the period of 1945-1966.[11]

H.R.M Orhoro I, the third Orodje of Okpe, ruled the kingdom from around the period of 1972-2004. He was educated at a catholic school and also served in the Nigeria police force. He later earned a Business Administration Diploma in the United Kingdom. His early life experience served him well as a springboard for establishing and becoming a director of a company, the New Africa Industries Limited.[5]

H.R.M Orhue I is the fourth and current king of Okpe. He has served as a major general in the Nigerian Army.[12] He was officially crowned on 29 July 2006.[7]

Climate

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The climate in Okpe is classified as tropical monsoon (Am). The city's average annual temperature is -0.82% lower than Nigeria's averages at 28.64°C (83.55°F). Okpe generally has 296.16 wet days (81.14% of the time) and receives about 241.52 millimetres (9.51 inches) of precipitation annually.[13]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "A Royal History of the Okpe-Urhobo of Nigeria by Prince Joseph Asagba". www.waado.org. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  2. ^ "Delta South is made of four indigenous tribes —Urhobos of Warri". Vanguard News. 2021-07-03. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  3. ^ Salubi, Adogbeji (1960). "The Origins of Sapele Township". Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria. 2 (1): 115–131. ISSN 0018-2540. JSTOR 41970824.
  4. ^ "Orodje Okpe: Ten years on an ancestral throne". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  5. ^ a b didy. "Okpe History and towns". Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  6. ^ "Orodje Okpe: Ten years on an ancestral throne". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  7. ^ a b "Holding married woman's hand is a taboo in my kingdom –Mujakperuo, Orodje of Okpe Kingdom". Punch Newspapers. 2017-08-12. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  8. ^ "Orodje Okpe: Ten years on an ancestral throne". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  9. ^ admin. "Welcome". Okpe Union America. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  10. ^ didy. "Okpe History and towns". Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  11. ^ ENWEMEKA, STANLEY. "The Administration of Emergency Relief Programme in Nigeria: A case of flood incident in Delta State" (PDF).
  12. ^ "Orodje Okpe: Ten years on an ancestral throne". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  13. ^ "Delta, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Weather Averages and Historical Data". tcktcktck.org. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  14. ^ "Robbers In Delta Kill Daughter Of Former NFA President, Dominic Oneya". Sahara Reporters. 2014-10-12. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  15. ^ Eda, Abami (2009-05-16). "Beat Them! If You Cannot Join Them, A Tribute To A Hero". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  • Joseph O. Asagba: The Untold Story of A Nigerian Royal Family (The Urhobo Ruling Clan of Okpe Kingdom), iUniverce, Inc, 2005
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