IGBO community leaders in Ondo State have pleaded with the Deji
of Akure to let bygones be bygones following the recent furore over
the installation of an Eze Ndigbo in the city which poisoned the
relationship between migrant traders and the host community.
Last week, Sir Gregory Iloehike was enthroned as the Eze Ndigbo
of Akure in his own palace but the traditional monarch the Deji of
Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Odundun II opposed the move saying the
city cannot have two traditional rulers. He subsequently marched
to the Eze Ndigbo's palace and asked that it be shut down and the
furore has brought about tension in the city.
Both developments led to increased tension in the city and Igbo
traders closed their shops for one day last week, protesting what
they see as their marginalisation. With Yoruba community leaders
demanding that Igbos stop naming traditional rulers across the
southwest as it offends local sensibilities, Ohaneze Ndigbo has
stepped in to make peace with the Deji of Akure.
Yesterday, Chief Okechukwu Okorie, the president of Ohaneze
Ndigbo, the pan-Igbo socio-cultural group met with Oba Odundun
and apologised for any offence the actions of his members might
have caused. After visiting the Deji at his palace in Akure, Chief
Okorie said the Igbo respect the monarch and would not do
anything against his wish.
He said the Igbo in Ondo State are peace loving people, adding
that Ohaneze Ndigbo has started reconciliatory moves with the
Deji and palace chiefs to ensure peaceful and harmonious co-
existence between the Yoruba and Igbos. Chief Okorie described
the relationship between the Deji and Igbo as that of a father and
his children, noting that the monarch remains the father to all.
Chief Okorie added: “The Igbo are law abiding and we remain good
subjects of the Deji of Akure. We can never warn the Deji on any
issue, rather he is in position to warn us.
“The Deji is our father and we are his children. Whatever he wants
is our wish and we shall continue to obey his directives.”
He urged the monarch to forgive those who might have offended
him, adding that the Igbo would continue to maintain the peace for
which Akure is known for. Last week, Oba Odundun had accused
the Eze Ndigbo Sir Gregory Iloehike, of insubordination and a lack
of respect for his authority.

www.nigerianwatch.com/news/8013-ohaneze-leaders-beg-deji-of-akure-to-forgive-their-disrespect-over-eze-ndigbo-furore

Wise move ...

Peaceful race... I love the oduduwas

miszeno:
Peaceful race... I love the oduduwas

Alaafia lo ju

A welcome development

Igbos are always peace loving, but envy and hatred frm their host hv made them look like they are stuborn! An average igbo man is very interested in the pursuit of his dreams and what pple say. God bles igbo nation

Cowards!

Igbo's in yorubaland have been infected with cowardice.

F00lish people!

DILECTOR will be angry to hear this oya yeboss, how market ?

athaboi:
Igbos are always peace loving, but envy and hatred frm their host hv made them look like they are stuborn! An average igbo man is very interested in the pursuit of his dreams and what pple say. God bles igbo nation

I laff in 3D ....there is a proverb That's says Enu ti igbin yin fi bu osha nooni e ma fi gbole ni ile niwaju e....meaning it is the same mouth u use to insult a man and it is the same mouth u use to beg him...learn my brother.

Beg them and continue to suck them dry. Make money in their region, educate your kids, buy up every piece of their land and wait for the appropriate time to strike. Yeyebas will soon lose their identity because other tribes have infiltrated them wella. And they keep breeding agberos.

triplewisdom:
Beg them and continue to suck them dry. Make money in their region, educate your kids, buy up every piece of their land and wait for the appropriate time to strike. Yeyebas will soon lose their identity because other tribes have infiltrated them wella. And they keep breeding agberos.

When the war that u wanted starts Then u will know that war no be beans....Even ur erosion laden village will be occupied... u can ask ur forefathers they will lecture u beta...#Ode

I believe it will reoccur. Those flat head chest beater should be bundled out of yoruba land asap or thrown into the lake.