My hands are clean- Ohinoyi of Ebiraland

...I swear, if I have a hand in this crisis all that God has given me should perish, says Ohinoyi of Ebiraland
By EBOMHIANA MUSA
Wednesday, November 19, 2008

•HRM the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Dr. Ado Ibrahim
•PHOTO: The Sun Publishing Ltd


Role of royal fathers
It’s very unfortunate if the governor did accuse or insinuate at anytime that the traditional rulers in the state have a hand in the crisis in Ibiraland.

One, traditional rulers have no constitutional powers to secure the state. Constitutional he is the chief security officer of the state, he has all the powers to take any step he deems fit as regards the security of lives properties in the state and not the traditional rulers.

And I believe he has not shirk this responsibility because we know that he has been doing his best in terms of security in the state. So, if he turns around to say that we are not doing anything when he knows that we don’t have such powers to do anything if he ask to do it, then it is rather unfortunate and unfair to us.

Shortly before the elections, there were a lot of killings in Ihima, the home of the deputy governor of this state. All facts available pointed to him as the cause of the problem. Even from the state Ministry of Justice, the report was that some chieftaincy titles he initiated for his selfish political agenda were the cause of the problem. Read full text here ...

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