Matthew Opaluwa
attah of Igala
Matthew Alaji Opaluwa Oguche Akpa II () is the 28th Àtá Ígálá (paramount ruler) of the Igala Kingdom in the Middle Belt of Nigeria.
Life and education
Opaluwa was born into the Opaluwa Oguche Akpa royal family of the Aju Ameacho ruling house of Igala Kingdom. He is the ninth child of 16 surviving children and forth of the six male children of Chief Opaluwa Oguche. His mother was Mama Eke Opaluwa (née Edicha).
Young Opaluwa's educational journey began in 1975 at St. Boniface Primary School, Idah, West Central State, obtaining a first school leaving certificate at completion, thereafter proceeding to St.Peter's College Idah, where he enrolled for and passed the West African Schools Certificate (WASC) examination in 1980. In 1981, following his father's advise, he sought for and got admitted into the School of Basic Studies, Ugbokolo, Benue State, obtaining an A-level certificate in 1983. He proceeded to Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in the same year, graduating in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science degree (B.Sc.) in Business Administration. He thereafter served in the one-year compulsory National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) scheme in Niger State in 1987. He would later, in 1997, return to Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, to obtain a master's degree (MBA) in Business Administration.
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