The Deji of Akureland in Ondo State, Oba
Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi yesterday listed conditions for truce with the
estranged Eze Ndigbo of Akure, Gregory Iloehike.
One
of the condition was that the Igbo leader is forbidden from wearing any
form of crown henceforth.The conditions were given by the monarch to
end the crisis between him and the leader of the Igbo community in the
town, Mr. Gregory Iloehike. The monarch said the condition must be met
before Igbo traders in the area would be allowed to continue operating
their businesses in the community.
The
traditional ruler dethroned the Igbo leader last week and stopped his
men from opening their shops following an alleged rude behaviour against
the traditional ruler at his palace by the Igbo leader during a meeting
with Oba Aladelusi.
Some other
conditions included that the dethroned Eze must apologise for his
behaviour, said to be unruly in at least three national dailies as well
as go to broadcast stations to also tender an unreserved apology. He was
also ordered to write a letter of apology to the monarch and the
Deji-in-Council.
Oba Adelusi also
directed that the Igbo leader should stop wearing any form of crown and
must comply with all the directives of the palace.
To
this end, the state Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, met with the two
leaders separately on Tuesday evening at the Governor’s Office,
Alagbaka, Akure, and reportedly pleaded with the Akure traditional ruler
to forgive the embattled Igbo leader.
At
the meeting, it was gathered that the governor maintained that the Igbo
leader could not go against the tradition and custom of the land, as
there was no basis or constitutional back up for such attitude.
The
governor, however, thanked the youths of the town, praising them for
their maturity and peaceful disposition towards the matter.
The traditional ruler maintained that a truce can then be brokered once the conditions were met.
As
a result of the crisis, all shops occupied by Igbo people at the
Moferere Market, Akure, remained closed as of the time of filing this
report on Wednesday.
Source: PUNCH
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