Matthew Opaluwa

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). and confirmed on 18 October 2021, following an official approval by the Kogi State Executive Council in Lokoja, the state capital, about a year after the demise of his predecessor, Attah Idakwo Ameh Oboni II in August 2020. He was, however, officially installed and presented the Staff of Office in a coronation ceremony held on Friday, 4 March 2022, at the Civic Center, Idah, Kogi State. The event was attended by royal dignitaries amongst which was the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III.