• As Village headship tussle rages
From our news desk, Benin
The people of Isibor - Ewuare Village, Egor Local Government Area of Edo State appeals for the quick intervention of the Benin Monarch, HRM Oba Ewuare II and all other relevant authorities in the raging Odionwere tussle tearing them apart.
They lament the use of armed thugs to sack the entire Village by the ousted Odionwere, in a fight back to remain in office.
The people in an enlarged meeting presided over by Igbinogun Felix Osevbunu; acting Odionwere told journalists weekend, that the appeal became necessary as they had been under an abominable leadership of Edosa Imafidon Ohionkpamwonuyi since 2019.
Ohionkpamwonuyi has been removed as the Odionwere of the Village, the people said.
This is because he was not the eldest man in Isibor - Ewuare Village as prescribed by the age long tradition of the Edo people, they added.
Ohionkpamwonuyi was in 2021 imposed on Isibor - Ewuare people by the immediate past Omuada (Oba's sceptre bearer), Roland Osaigbekho, they alleged.
But due to circumstances beyond their control, he was however allowed to be.
Unfortunately, his tenure had only caused the people more pains, tears and sorrow as indulgence in illegality; land grabbing activities and vices inimical to peace and progress had always been his stock in trade.
Apart from not being the eldest man as prescribed by the tradition of the Edo people, hence not qualified to be Odionwere, he is also been accused of gross financial impropriety and embezzlement, including running a one man show ably aided by his men at arms.
In the prevailing circumstances, faced with series of daunting challenges and calamities, the elders of the Village decided to go spiritual and findings revealed; that it is because the people allowed abomination to reign amongst them; a younger person as the Odionwere leading them in prayers to the ancestors.
Consequently, everybody unanimously agreed that Ohionkpamwonuyi should be removed as the Odionwere for the right person; Igbinogun Felix Osevbunu to be installed for the restoration of sanity, peace and progress in the Village.
Ogieriakhi Okpugie the 2nd in command, and former headship of the youth group, Osayame Odomwonuyi corroborated the acting Odionwere's narratives saying that the illegality cannot be allowed to continue having paid dearly for it.
The acting Odionwere, Pa. Osevbunu has dissolved the executive committee of the ousted Odionwere; Ohionkpamwonuyi with interim committee in place, it was said.
Efforts to reach the alleged; Ohionkpamwonuyi for reactions as at the time of filing this report, was not successful.
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