March 03, (THEWILL)- Former Special Adviser to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Niger Delta Affairs and Chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Kingsley Kuku has returned to social consciousness after many years in oblivion. He was recently conferred with a chieftaincy title, the L’oson of Ondo kingdom by the traditional ruler of Odojomu kingdom, Ambrose Akinsade, the Jomu of Odojomu kingdom in Ondo State.
The title had been vacant for some time and the traditional ruler thought it wise to have Kuku occupy the position. The chieftaincy conferment was in recognition of the fact that the paternal great-grandmother of Kingsley Kuku was a princess of Ondo kingdom.
The decision to confer chieftaincy title on the former Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Niger Delta Affairs was also hinged on the necessity to celebrate him as one of the many illustrious sons of Ondo kingdom. The L’oson of Ondo Kingdom is the third highest title in the Ojomu dynasty of Odo-Jomo in Ondo Kingdom. The title is next to Loton Ujomu in the chieftaincy hierarchy of Odo-Jomo in Ondo kingdom. Dignitaries including traditional rulers of neighbouring kingdoms joined the environmentalist to celebrate his installation.
Kuku who wielded some level of influence during the government of his former boss had fled to the US when he was asked to come  render an account of his stewardship for fear of being arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for his alleged role in some corruption-related offences. But in 2017, there were feelers that he was interested in becoming governor in Ondo State. That idea fizzled out into thin air when it became apparent that he had lost all political goodwill to make any impact in the race. But with his return and the subsequent chieftaincy title, there is no doubt that Kuku definitely has something up his sleeves. Time will indeed tell what he is likely nursing.
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