Increasingly, many believe that one such example can be found in the reign of the Asagba of Asaba, His Royal Majesty, Prof. Epiphany Chigbogu Azinge, SAN. Since ascending the throne as the 14th Asagba of Asaba, Prof. Azinge has steadily transformed perceptions of what traditional leadership can accomplish in twenty-first-century Nigeria. It is this uncommon fusion of scholarship and kingship that has given rise to the growing description of Prof. Azinge as a Philosopher King. Unlike rulers who react to events, the Asagba approaches leadership with the discipline of a scholar and the foresight of a strategist. Throughout his reign, Prof. Azinge has consistently mobilised Asaba indigenes, both at home and in the diaspora, to become active partners in building the future of their kingdom.