KEMKA S. IBEJI: A Brief Profile - Written by KIVO
Kings are born as markers of history. It is for this vital reason that human history is chronicled with annotations like AD and BC. These mark out a time in history.
The birth of KEMKA S. IBEJI is one of such historic happenings in time. Born to a religious family of G. A. IBEJI in the early 1980s, he has army of phenomenal attributes and garlands that single him out of the family and social crowd as a born leader and game revolver. His father Elder Godson Agbamoro Ibeji a devout Christian and priest of the Holy Order was also a community leader. It is popular in his ancestral home in Eziudo Ezinihitte Mbaise that he was called by his people to lead them as a traditional ruler.
During the period described above, Elder G. A. IBEJI held the leadership of his home community Eziudo as the President General (PG) just to evade anarchy and social disorder while the tussle for the traditional leadership raged on between two famous gladiators being Eze Dennis Abii and Eze Desmond Oguguo. These Royal men were willing to submit to Elder Ibeji's leadership. But being a leader and priest in the Christendom, he declined the position despite the huge social and economic promises around the throne. He submitted himself to the service of his people but preferred doing that in praying, healing and sundry services through Jesus Christ.
While many saw it as an action of great economic loss, it was in the same year of that great settlement as Eziudo community got two Autonomous communities with two traditional rulers that KEMKA S. IBEJI was born. His father could see a lot of imports from his birth. For him, giving birth to a King and someone to lead his people and rule Nigeria and the world at large is far greater than being a traditional ruler. According to him, he got a greater gift from God hence the name KEMKA which means mine is greater.
Today, the world bears witness of the phenomenal birth of this great son, a rare gem, this leader, this scholar, this business mogul and great motivator KEMKA S. IBEJI.
He is homegrown and prides himself as a village man. While many will shirk and try to hide their origin as Mbaise people, KEMKA is best referred to as an Ambassador of Mbaise. He speaks Mbaise, dresses Mbaise, eats Mbaise, looks Mbaise, studies Mbaise and essentially loves Mbaise. No wonder his lovely wife is also from Mbaise. He is at best most qualified having a spread pervading the Federal Constituency as he is from Ezinihitte while his amiable wife is from Ahiazu. In fact, one can unmistakably say that AHIAZU/EZINIHITTE Federal Constituency is his family.
KEMKA S. IBEJI attended his basic Primary education in Town School Eziudo where he received his First School Leaving Certificate. There he was figured out as a star to shine. His father once confessed that many of KEMKA's teachers in the primary school kept coming to the house to tell him about the unique intelligence of his little son. He clearly was one of the best pupils in the school throughout his years in the school. After his primary education in Town School Eziudo, KEMKA proceeded for his Secondary School education in Eziudo Secondary Technical School (ESTS) popularly known as Eziudo Boys. He characteristically emerged one of the very best students of the school and was a student functionary of the school.
KEMKA S. IBEJI was to become a proud Malabite and as characteristic of him, he was a millennium undergraduate. He gained admission into University of Calabar in the year 2000 to study Philosophy. He subsequently graduated top of the class with B.A. Hons in Philosophy as the Best Graduating Student of both the Department of Philosophy and the Faculty of Arts, University of Calabar. KEMKA S. IBEJI was so academically charming and dazzling that twelve years after his graduation from University of Calabar, his award of degree has been proclaimed an indictment against Nigerian Universities with particular reference to UNICAL.
KEMKA S. IBEJI took further his learning time into the banking hall in 2008. He was fascinated by the growing interest in the Nigerian economy and especially the prospect in the Real Estate subsector of the economy. He took a job with CENTAGE MORTGAGE BANK in Victoria Island, Lagos. His impact within his short stay in the bank earned him the name PHILOSOPHER OF BANKING.
Despite the lucrative appendages of the bank offices at that time, the hunger for knowledge took KEMKA S. IBEJI out of the comforts of the banking hall as he resigned to search for further knowledge.
In 2011 KEMKA S. IBEJI bagged his Masters Degree in Philosophy from the prestigious and premier University of Ibadan. Like a trademark, he also emerged one of the best with a result to proceed to his PhD in Philosophy. He is presently a PhD candidate in University of Ibadan.
During these years of his academics, KEMKA S. IBEJI mixed academic pursuit with acquisition of leadership education and practical/performative leadership.
In Eziudo Secondary Technical School, he was elected the Chief Sanitary Prefect and he showed excellent leadership. While in University of Calabar, KEMKA became a student activist and joined the Students Union Government (SUG) as a comrade. He aspired for the post of Secretary General of the SUG in UNICAL. He went forward to revive the moribund Religious Studies and Philosophy Students Association (REPHSA) and became the first Sole Administrator and subsequently the President. He also held a position as the Electoral Committee Chairman (ELECO Chair). KEMKA S. IBEJI was honored as the most senior comrade of the Faculty of Arts in University of Calabar with the Chair of Statesmen as the Chairman of Caucus Chiefs; Faculty of Arts.
Beyond University of Calabar, KEMKA S. IBEJI was a comrade of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) where he once vied for the post of Assistant Secretary. Having been shaped for leadership, it was no longer difficult to pick him out as a leader wherever he enters. For this reason, during his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), he was unanimously voted the President of the NYSC NDLEA/Charity CDS Group in Benue State. He indeed and again exemplified finest breed in leadership and gave a resounding definition to the concept of service to fatherland. Here he won several awards as Pillar of Charity, Commander of Service, and Thinker of the Less Privileged.
KEMKA S. IBEJI has held several leadership positions in the larger community as President of OGANIHU EZIUDO DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION, Executive Member Eziudo Day, and many more. One once said that he is not the leader of my family just because he is not a member. This is simply to state that he is imbued with innate leadership charisma and natural decoration for such.
He is a business expert and sits on the board of many growing and successful companies. He is presently the President/CEO of E-Housing.Biz Limited.
KEMKA S. IBEJI is a virile youth who is versatile and dexterous in many facets of life. He is referred to by his family, friends, colleagues and acquaintances as King and this is the reason why a lot of people call him KING SOLOMON. His strand of wisdom is a wonderment that nobody comes across him without being positively influenced. He is a dreamer, a visionary, a motivator, a scholar, an author and a leader extraordinary.
KEMKA S. IBEJI is therefore seasoned and best to represent AHIAZU /EZINIHITTE Federal Constituency come 2019 in the Federal House of Representatives.
Let's rise up and give this mandate to a deserving leader and in doing this, we will be rest assured that, this time, neither will either our messenger be eaten or our message embezzled by the messenger nor will our message be trashed and abandoned.
God bless AHIAZU/EZINIHITTE Federal Constituency.
Written and sponsored by; KIVO
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