Asiwaju Isaac Akinkunmi conferred with prestigious Tiv Nation traditional title

Asiwaju Isaac Akinkunmi conferred with prestigious Tiv Nation traditional title

Yinka ADETUNJI

The president of Titogroup of Companies, Asiwaju Isaac Adebayo Akinkunmi, has been conferred with the chieftaincy title of VANYA-U-DEDOO-U-TIV (meaning Good Guest of the Tiv Nation) by the Tor Tiv, His Royal Majesty, Orchivirigh Prof. James Ayatse CFR.

By this conferment, Asiwaju Isaac Adebayo Akinkunmi who hails from Ogbomoso in Oyo state, has been inducted into the Tor Tiv Advisory Council.

The eminent traditional ruler, who is also the chairman of the Benue State Council of Traditional Rulers, while conveying the decision of the Tiv Area Traditional Council to Asiwaju Akinkunmi in an earlier letter he personally signed, said the chieftaincy title was as a result of Asiwaju Akinkunmi’s contribution to the economic growth of Nigeria in general and the Tiv Nation in particular.

The conferment which was done at the grand finale of Tiv Day 2025 in Gboko also had as chieftaincy recipients, Benue state governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia; former governor of the state, Senator Gabriel Suswam; and national chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda.