His Royal Majesty, Felix Mujakperuo, Orhue I, CFR, mni, Orodje of Okpe was born in Opuraja on 4th December 1946 to late John Erhinojare Okegbe Mujakperuo of Opuraja and late Mrs. Esenavboke Mujakperuo (nee Odibo) of Amuaokolo both of Okpe Communities. He attended Urhobo College Effurun from 1962 to 1966. After his secondary education, he worked briefly as a clerical officer with the former Govern merit Coastal Agency Apapa Lagos, before he joined the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Kaduna as an Officer Cadet. He was commissioned in 1971 as an Infantry Officer.
As an Army Officer, the Orodje attended several military and civil courses where he distinguished himself as a man of great valour and intelligence. Some of these courses are the young Officers’ Course (Jaji); Infantry Officers Basic Course (USA); Airborne Course (USA); Battalion Support Weapons Course (India); Staff College (Jaji); Senior Command Course (India); Military Police Advanced Course (USA); Judge Advocate General’s Course (USA); and Humanitarian Law Course for the Armed Forces (Italy).
While in the service of the Nigerian Army, His Royal Majesty, took study leave to read Law at the University of Lagos. He successfully completed the programme within record time and proceeded to the Nigerian Law School and was called to the Nigerian Bar. He later proceeded to the Judge Advocate General’s Schools, USA for his Maters. He holds LL.B (Hons.) B.L. and LLM degrees. He is also a graduate of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies Kuru, Plateau State and was awarded Member of the National Institute (mni). His Royal Majesty received many awards and honours in the course of his career.
He was the best All Round Cadet of Regular 5 at the NDA; Honours Graduate at the Army Military Police School, Ft. Maclean Alabama USA; Distinguished Allied Graduate at the Judge Advocate General’s School USA; Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR); Meritorious Service Star (MSS); Force Service Star (FSS); Silver Jubilee Medal (SJM); United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon UNIFIL Medal; and ECOMOG Medal.
In his long and meritorious career in the Nigerian Army, His Royal Majesty held sensitive appointments. He served as a Company Commander; Battalion Commander; Director, Army Legal Services; Brigade Commander, ECOMOG Liberia; Chief of Staff, ECOMOG Liberia; Provost Marshall of the Nigerian Army; Chief of Operations, Nigerian Army Headquarters; General Officer Commanding, 82 Division of the Nigerian Army Enugu; General Officer Commanding, 2 Division of the Nigerian Army Ibadan; Force Commander, ECOMOG, Sierra Leone; and Commander Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) of the Nigeria Army, Minna.
His Royal Majesty has enormous international experience and connections. He was one of the Fourteen International Advisers to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Geneva from 2001 to 2003. The Committee met twice annually and reviewed the Operations of the ICRC worldwide. His Royal Majesty has traveled very widely. Some of the countries he has visited include: Great Britain, USA, India, Lebanon, Israel, China, Switzerland, Venezuela, Germany, Egypt, Belgium, Sierra Leone, Niger, Republic of Benin, Mali, Kenya, Ethiopia, Liberia and Italy.
His Royal Majesty voluntarily retired from the Nigerian Army in 1999, and subsequently joined the Law firm of M.J. Partnership; solicitors in Lagos. It was in this capacity of private legal practitioner that his sense of duty, responsibility, patriotism and love for his people and Fatherland induced his making himself available for service as the Traditional Head of the Okpe People.
As a distinguished son of the Okpe Kingdom, he had been instrumental to developmental efforts across the kingdom. His Royal Majesty Orhue I, is the Chancellor of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukw University, Igbariam, Anambra State. His Royal Majesty is also the first Vice Chairman o Delta State Council of Traditional Rulers. He is the Vice Chairman of the South Soutf Monarchs Forum.
The Okpe monarch has enormous sense of humor. He is a resilient, creative, sagacious objective, and incorruptible personality. The Orodje has brought tremendous honour oni dignity to the traditional institution, especially to the Okpe Traditional Council. Hi records of excellent and unsurpassable service to his people and country ar heartwarming.
His Royal Majesty is married to Mrs. Doris Mujakperuo (nee Odjuvwuderhire) of Ijakp Mereje in Okpe Local Government. Her mother, the late Madam Anna Emagun (ne Idoko) was from Ugbimidaka, Elume, Sapele LGA. Their marriage is blessed with five children.