FROM EZE-ELECT, SIR J.O. MURUAKO (KSJ) JP, THE EZE-ELECT OF IHIAGWA 
COMMUNITY OWERRI WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA IMO STATE, NIGERIA, ON THE 
OCCASION OF HIS MARRIAGE GOLDEN JUBIEE AND 70TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS TAKING 
PLACE IN IHIAGWA ON SUNDAY 26TH DECEMBER 2004.

My beloved people of the ancient and great Ihiagwa Community, in the 
midst of my jubilation for a fulfilled life in 50 years of married bliss, 
and the attainments of the glorious 70 years of life, I send you my 
greetings and prayers for good health and prosperity.

I am quite fulfilled and thankful to our good God in that I embarked on 
early marriage and service to Ihiagwa simultaneously in the fifties. To 
the eternal blessing of God, I have achieved success in the two 
ventures. Today, I count myself as the head of one of the happiest and united 
family of a loving wife and wonderful children and grandchildren.

On the patriotic front of service to the land of the Otamirri, I have 
remained constant and achieved much for our motherland. Without being 
immodest, I can claim without contradiction that I achieved Autonomous 
status for Ihiagwa in 1976. In the vanguard of my fallen patriot Chief 
Christopher Ugwuegbu, we laid the foundation for Ezeship in Ihiagwa and 
enthroned our late revered Eze John Njoku. As secretary-General of 
Ihiagwa Executive Council, I pioneered the Organization of Ihiagwa which 
achieved a Secondary School for Ihiagwa, a Magistrates Court and the 
construction of permanent stores in the Nkwo-ukwu market place. Under late 
Ugwuegbu and myself Ihiagwa was united, organized and progressive.

In spite of incidents and actions that set Ihiagwa on a retrogressive 
ethnicism, I have remained in the battle for enlightened leadership, 
unity and development. In pursuit of this self convinced duty to the 
fatherland, I decided in spite of my personal achievements to offer myself 
for a life of service as the traditional ruler of our community. This 
cost me severe misunderstanding, discomfort and even risk to my life and 
that of innocent members of my family.

I want to use this occasion to inform my dear people o Ihiagwa that I 
am not frustrated. My determination to use my god given resources of 
knowledge, fame and contacts to transform Ihiagwa will regain her unity 
and we will once more resume our journey towards progress and 
development. 

On this occasion of celebrating God’s blessing on me and my family, I 
want to reassure our people that I am determined to restore the 
prestine glory of Ihiagwa in the Comity of Communities. My charter of progress 
for Ihiagwa is already mapped out in black and white. I believe the God 
Of Our great forefathers, who rode on the crest in the past, will 
restore our unity and eminence.

God bless Ihiagwa.

Nze, Sir J.O. Muruako (KSJ) JP
Eze-elect of Ihiagwa.
E-mail:Akawelitarambaako@yahoo.com