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Igwe Josiah Orizu II (1902–1962) was the 16th Obi of Otolo and Isi-Obi of Nnewi kingdom. He took the ofo of Nnewi in 1924 after his father’s death.He was the first Igwe to officially become a Christian although the traditional rulers of Nnewi are the ofo holders and as such preservers and upholders of Nnewi culture and traditions.He is the brother of Nigeria’s first republic senate president and acting president Prince Nwafor Orizu and the father of Igwe Kenneth Onyeneke Orizu III.