Grand Knight Emeritus, Sir Tonna Okei has praised the Dein of Agbor, HRM (Dr) Benjamin Ikenchukwu, describing him as a first-class traditional monarch who has redefined leadership.
The Ekuku Agbor-born knight, who currently functions as President of the South Carolina Organization of Africa Unity (OAU), said Dein demonstrates a mixture of selflessness, sympathy and empathy for his subjects as he devotes his attention and energy to the services of the Agbor kingdom.
In his words, ‘’the monarch is a rare creature. I am marveled at his selfless service and his dedication to royal duties is unparalleled. I am thrilled by the fact that such uncommon human attributes have won torrents of awards in Nigeria, Belgium and the United States of America. We are lucky to have such a gracious king who is committed to the interest of his people. Okei, while highlighting how he benefitted from the Dein’s benevolence, said; ‘the revered monarch offered me unwavering support and deeply assisted me in my duties as the President of the South Carolina Organization of African Unity OAU in promoting the African culture worldwide.
‘’His blessings, his support, the daily notes I’ve been receiving from him have surely helped and I think that at a time like this, we all should be proud that we have a king who is mobile, progressive and awake to his responsibilities’’.
He continued, ‘’Dein called for peace and preached this to the leaders of the state and the Chief of Columbia Police and the Sheriff. This made the State of South Carolina award him the Legislative Award last year 2023.
