Traditional ruler and businessman, turned 63 on the 9th of September, 2017. Ikpa l of Aro-Ikpa attended Methodist Central School, Nneato, was a private GCE candidate and thereafter obtained a B.Sc Hons degree in Government and Public Affairs from the Abia State University, Uturu. He is chairman, Ernest O. Bros and Co and coordinator, Ernest and Dorothy Industry Ltd. Ugwu Aro is a past president of Aroikpa Development Union; Aba Granulated Sugar Dealers Association etc. He was crowned Eze Aro-Ikpa Autonomous community, Abia State, in 1999. He is married to Dorothy and they are blessed with children.