Kuvyon II (Shekarau Angyu Masa-Ibi) is the 27th and incumbent Aku Uka (paramount ruler) of Kwararafa and 13th since the founding of the

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, a Jukun tradition state in Middle Belt,

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. He is also the Chairman,

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Council of Traditional Rulers and Chancellor, Federal University Dutse. He joined his ancestors on October 10, 2021 at the age of 84.

Working career

Kuvyon II was, as of March 1961, a Personal Assistant to the Executive Officer in the Ministry of Animal Health,

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and then became a Personal Assistant to the Parliamentary Secretary, Northern Region. He got transferred to

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as Personal Assistant to the Chairman,

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(ECN) in 1963, and finally retired from

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after the January 1966 Military Coup to start a business enterprise in Makurdi, later a part of

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Kingship

Masa-Ibi was crowned Kuvyon II at Byepi, in 1976 as the 27th monarch of Kwararafa and the 13th from the founding of the

. The 40th anniversary of his ascendancy to the throne was marked on Friday 17th and Saturday 18 March 2017, at the

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permanent site, Wukari. Masa-Ibi passed away on October 10, 2021 after a brief illness. As regards the prolonged land dispute between the Jukun and Tiv, Kuvyon II in August 2020 was said to have related the issue with a prolonged unresolved boundary adjustment.

Personal life

As reported by ''PSR Magazine'', Kuvyon II had been husband to Ayondo Kande Masa-Ibi (née Manu Aju Finshi) since 1961, and the couple have ten children and also blessed with grandchildren.

References

Nigerian traditional rulers People from Taraba State Kwararafa monarchs {{Africa-royal-stub