Ebonyi Leaders Confer IPHORO (ONWA) Title On Chief Solomon Ogbonna Aguene, President Ohanaeze Ndigbo Lagos

<h4>Ebonyi Leaders Confer IPHORO<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that yesterday&comma; July 17&comma; 2025&comma; Eze Ndigbo in Ikorodu conferred the title of IPHORO &lpar;ONWA&rpar; on Chief Solomon Ogbonna Aguene&comma; President&comma; Ohanaeze Ndigbo Lagos&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The ONWA title means light of Ebonyi people in Lagos&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The conferment was led by Eze Austin Nwa Ego&comma; the Eze Ndigbo of Ikorodu&comma; Lagos&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The ceremony attracted prominent Ebonyians including the President of Ebonyi State Town Union&comma; Chief Innocent Nwangbo&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;29863" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-29863" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-29863" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;07&sol;Ogbonna-1-300x169&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Ebonyi Leaders Confer IPHORO" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"169" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-29863" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>Chief Solomon Ogbonna Aguene salivating the moment with other Ebonyians at the event<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>A leader after God&&num;8217&semi;s Heart&comma; attendees were unanimous in describing Chief Solomon Ogbonna Aguene as one Ebonyian who is empathetic and compassionate towards humans&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;He is a leader with great aura&comma; wisdom&comma; humility and class&comma;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em> they said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Continuing&comma; they said <em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Your conferment as IPHORO &lpar;ONWA&rpar; Ebonyi in Lagos yesterday at Ikorodu&comma; was a testimony of your hard works and cares for the less privilege in our society&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;May God in His infinite mercies continually bless you with wisdom&comma; knowledge and understanding as you are a source of unity and exemplary leader in your unprecedented contributions to Ebonyi people and Ndigbo in Lagos&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;29866" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-29866" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-29866" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;07&sol;Whats-300x169&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Ebonyi Leaders Confer IPHORO" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"169" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-29866" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em>Chief Aguene making acceptance remarks at the event<&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It is our Hope that with visionary leaders like you&comma; Ndigbo shall attain the desired development and greatness we all crave for&comma;”<&sol;strong> <&sol;em>they prayed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It will be recalled that Ohanaeze Ndigbo&comma; the apex Igbo socio cultural organization&comma; was founded by an Ebonyi man&comma; Sir Akanu Ibiam&comma; a distinguished <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;vanguardngr&period;com&sol;">medical<&sol;a> missionary who was appointed Governor of Eastern Region&comma; Nigeria from December 1960 until January 1966 during the Nigerian First Republic&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Taking after the footsteps of Sir Akanu Ibiam&comma; Chief Solomon Ogbonna Aguene has oxygenized Ohanaeze Ndigbo Lagos since becoming the President in 2018 through quality and humanist leadership&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;29865" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-29865" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-29865" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;07&sol;WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-18-at-03&period;40&period;42&lowbar;fe1bd61e-e1752836223502-300x135&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Ebonyi Leaders Confer IPHORO" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"135" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-29865" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>Group photograph with Chief Aguene at the event<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>He has widened the space for Ebonyians in Lagos through physical and visible showings as well as active participation in Igbo activities in Lagos&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Just few years ago&comma; Chief Aguene selected 13 indigenes of Ebonyi State and crowned them with Eze titles in their respective areas of residence&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;