OMU OF OKPANAM JOINS HER MATRIARCH
The Omu of Okpanam Kingdom, Oshimili North Local Government Area and Anioma, Delta State, Her Royal Highness, Obi Martha Dumkwu, died today. She joined her matriarch after a brief illness. She was last seen in a public function with the Senator, representing the Delta North Senatorial District in the Senate, Ned Nwoko.
She was one of the brilliant products of St. Mulumba’s College, Okpanam, who travelled to the United Kingdom to further her education.
She ascended to the Omuship position in Okpanam as Oza Omu. She was the Secretary of Oba of Benin’s Palace Traditional Council.
She was a successful business woman and would be remembered for adding glamour to Omu traditional stool by bringing it out from its ancient traditional administration to modern administration .
She has joined the prominent Okpanam indigenes that have joined their ancestors in recent time.