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His Royal Majesty Kuvyon II (Shekarau Angyu Masa-Ibi) is the 27th and incumbent Aku Uka (paramount ruler) of the Wukari Federation, a Jukun tradition state in Middle Belt, Nigeria. He is also the Chairman, Taraba State Council of Traditional Rulers and Chancellor, Federal University Dutse.

Working career
Kuvyon II was, as of March 1961, a Personal Assistant to the Executive Officer in the Ministry of Animal Health, Kaduna and then became a Personal Assistant to the Parliamentary Secretary, Northern Region. He got transferred to Lagos as Personal Assistant to the Chairman, Electricity Corporation of Nigeria (ECN) in 1963, and finally retired from civil service after the January 1966 Military Coup to start a business enterprise in Makurdi, later a part of Benue-Plateau State.

Kingship
Masa-Ibi was coronated at Byepyi with the royal title, Kuvyon II, in 1976 as the 27th monarch. The 40th anniversary of his ascendancy to the throne was marked on Friday 17th and Saturday 18th March, 2017, at the Kwararafa University permanent site, Wukari.

As regards the prolonged land dispute between the Jukun and Tiv, Kuvyon II in August 2020 was said to have related the issue with a prolonged unresolved boundary adjustment.

Personal life
As reported by PSR Magazine, Kuvyon II had been husband to Ayondo Kande Masa-Ibi (née Manu Aju Finshi) since 1961, and the couple have ten children and also blessed with grandchildren.