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UHUNWONDE- The Odionwere of Okeze Village in Uhunwonde Local Government Area of Edo State, Pa. Pullen Aiguobarueghian has called on the Edo State Government, The Benin Monarch and other authorities in the state to come to his rescue over alleged crisis caused by some dissidents of the village led by one Osazee Isibor and Amadin Omobude.
The Odionwere stated this while briefing journalists at the village recent.
Pa. Pullen alleged that the people have constituted themselves to be operating the outlawed Community Development Association (CDA) by selling lands that the village have already allotted to developers in the area.
The Odionwere stated that trouble started when one Pa. Daniel Amadasun, an elder in the village decided to lay claim to the position of Ozukpogieva (2nd in Command) of the village, a position he maintained rightly belong to one David Uhunwangho Omoregbe, explaining that the duo became elders in the village in 1975 and 1968 respectively.
"Following the resolution of the Odionwere dispute in the village, the Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare II asked us to go to the village and resolve the hierarchy of edion according to the tradition of the village
"But Mr. Goodluck Omoregbee now in connivance with others in the village are pushing for Daniel Amadasun to drag the position of Ozukpogieva of the village, thereby undermining the directive of the Oba
While positing that the traditional hierarchy of the village is not based on age seniority but the year of initiation into the edionfold, the Odionwere enumerated David Uhunwangho Omoregbe, Sunday Okhomina and Daniel Amadasun as the Ozukpogieva, Ozukpogieha and Ozukpogiene in the village respectively.
The village head, however, called on police Authorities in the state to call to order the Okhuahe Divisional Police Officer (DPO) over what he alleged as taking side with those causing confusion in the village as well as incessant arrest of his people.
Clarifying the issues of Okaghele (Youth Leader) in the village, Pa. Pulley sternly debunked the insinuations from some quarters that he still maintained the usage of the former Okaghele, one elder Osaretin Igbinomwanhia
explaining that the village doesn't have Okaghele but messagers who runs errand on behalf of the elders of the village.
He further called on unsuspected members of the Public not to do any land transaction with any person on behalf of the village without the express permission of the Odionwere and elders of the village, just as he called on members of the public to disregard false online publication of one Osazee Isibor.
Reacting also, elder David Uhunwangho and Igbinomwanhia corroborated the position of Pa. Pullen said the Okeze will was amongst the first villages in Edo State to dissolves it CDA following the pronouncement of the Edo State Government as well as the Benin. Monarch.
"Following the directives of our highly revered monarch, HRM Oba Ewuare II, the Odionwere without wasting time removed me as the Okaghele of the village and I have since stopped to function in that capacity.
"I am not functioning as a CDA member nor acting as Okaghele of the village and I am using the medium to advise members of the Public to ignore such falsehood as speculated by Daniel Amadasun, Don Osazee Isibor and Goodluck Omoregbe and their allies", Igbinomwanhia said.
Reacting to their alleged Involvement in the proscribed Community Development Association (CDA), communal crisis in Okeze Village in Edo State , Pa. Daniel Amadasun, Pa. Goodluck Omoregbe and Mr. Don Osaze Isibor Sternly debunked the allegationd, described it as figment imagination of the Odionwere of Okeze Village , Pa. Pullen Aiguobarueghian
Pa. Daniel Amadasun said that he has never at any time disobeyed the directives of the Benin Monarch, HRM Oba Ewuare II nor constituted himself and others as the new CDA members in the area.
He alleged that the Odionwere still operates the outlawed CDA in the area , hence his resolved to stay away from attending meetings in the Oguedion
Pa. Amadasun further faulted the installation of Pa. Pullen Aiguobarueghian as the Odionwere of Okeze , alleging that the Odionwere was installed when the burial rites of the former Odionwere was ongoing.
While maintaining that he is the oldest person in the village, Amadasun averred that the Odionwere succession is done with seniority by birth not by ancestral seniority as allegedly claimed by the Odionwere
Also reacting, Pa. Goodluck Omoregbe while refuting the allegation against him said he was initiated into the edionfold in 1968 after performing all the burial rites of his late father, as well as the traditional demands of edionship.
Pa. Goodluck Omoregbe described David Uhunwangho alleged claimant to the Ozukpogieha title as an alleged impostor, contending that the said Uhunwangho who he claimed to be his nephew was not amongst the first four Edion hierarchy in the village.
Pa. Omoregbe further claimed to be the oldest odion in the village just as he challenged the Odionwere to come out with proof if he has disbanded CDA and One Mr. Osaretin Igbinowanhia as the Okegahele of f the village as directed by the Benin Monarch on September, 18, 2018.
He, however, called on the Oba of Benin , Edo State Government and other relevant authorities to wade into the crisis in the village.
Corroborating the position of Goodluck Omoregbe, Pa. Idehen Amadin, confirmed that his younger brother Goodluck performed the traditional rites of been an edion in Okeze , especially having performed the burial rites of his father.
On his part, Mr. Don Osazee Isibor claimed that his online post was true reflection of what he called Injustice in the village.
"Odionwere position in Okeze is not trade by barter, rather, is done by seniority not year of initiation into the edionfold.
While appealing to the Benin Monarch to intervene in the matter, Don Isibor disassociated himself from the allegation of operating CDA in the village.
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