Enhwe

Enhwe is one kingdom made up of two main sections which are the Otu Enhwe and the Uruche with its center of administration in Uruchie where the Paramount Rulers Emanates from. Enhwe Kingdom in Isoko south migrated from Benin during the end of the 13 century when the founder Oviota Oriro the son of the third Ogiso in the first Benin denasty when he was denied the turn of being King. He ran away from Benin with a lot of followers amongst them are Uvie, Ediagbon, Ekedi, Afia, Okpolo and many others, they had a brief sorjorn at Jesse and letter left as a result of war threats from the Oba to found Uri in the present day Isoko South LGA and there after settled at the present location Uruchie where Oviota Oriro became the first King in 1235 AD. The other section of Enhwe which is the Otu Enhwe left Enhwe for Elele as a result of war and later came back to Enhwe when they realised that their relations were still there, so when they came they settled at the extreme end of the town close to Igbide Kingdom. Enhwe Kingdom has been under the administration of the Ovie as the Traditional Ruler of the Kingdom which emerges from the two ruling houses Erhebor and Evba and the Ogbaide as crowner's of which their main function is to prepare the Ovie's symbol of authority ( the Eri- Ivie). Enhwe Kingdom has been ruled by 17 kings and the present Ovie is HRM ENGR DR ANTHONY ONOMUEFE EFEKODHA, Former Member House of Representatives Isoko federal constituency and Member Nigerian Society of Engineers, Ejuzi II making him the 18 Ovie of Enhwe Kingdom.

References

• DELTA STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILS. Nigeria-Directory. Retrieved on 2008-05-21.