Osawaru is Approved Okaghele of Evbo-Okhiaro, Says Elders
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EGOR- Elders and people of Evbo-Okhiaro Village in Egor Local Government of Edo State, have asserted that one Imade Osawaru, is the village recognised and approved Okaghele, denying that one Mr. Taye Enogieru, was never appointed Okaghele but acted briefly when Osawaru was not around.
The people who made the clarification during an enlarged meeting at the village recently, debunked the recent public notice done by some dissidents of the village as regards to the Executive structure of the village.
They gave Pa.Nosakhare Odeh ( Acting Odionwere); Mr. Osahenhen Enogieru (Ozukpogieva); Pa. Monday Imafidon (Ozukpogieha); Pa. Efosa Isaac Odeh (Ozukpogiene); Chief Obamedo Odeh (Chief of the Village); Mr. Imade Osawaru (Okaghele); Pastor Kelly Odeh ( General Secretary); Pa. Efe Odigie and Chief (Barr.), Timmy Nwohia (Legal Adviser) as authentic members of the Village's Executive.
In their separate reactions, Pa. Monday Imafidon (Ozukpogieha), Pa. Efosa Odeh (Ozukpogiene) and Comrade Efe Odigie, disclosed that Mr. Imade Osawaru was appointed by the late Odionwere of the Village, Pa. Amahuaro Odeh, adding that the position has since remain with Osawaru.
They maintained that one Taye and his allies have been terrorising the people of the village with suspected thugs, a situation they claimed led to the unwantom destruction of the property of the Okaghele as well as the bodily injuries inflicted on one Mr. Odion.
They, however, appealed to the Benin Monarch, Edo State Government, Security Agents to come to their aid and called Taye and his allies to order as the people of the village are now living in fear.
In his response, Chief Obamedo Odeh, while refuting that he is not the Ohen of Evbo-Okhiaro Village but Chief of the village posited that the village has been peaceful until the invasion of armed thugs suspected to have been brought by Taye.
Reacting swiftly, Mr. Taye, while debunking the allegations against him in strong terms said that he was not in the village but at the police station when there was crisis in village.
He alleged that suspected thugs brought into the village by Obamedo and others attacked his then pregnant wife and in the process lost her pregnancy of twin.
On the issue of the approved Okaghele of the village, Mr. Taye advised the people to disregard the claim of Osawaru, maintaining that he is the bonafide Okaghele of Evbo-Okhiaro as he was appointed by the immediate past Odionwere.
"I was appointed Okaghele of Evbo-Okhiaro by the Late Odionwere, Pa. Amahuaro Odeh and the people. I have records of my one year celebration of the position with me.
"The cake I used in celebrating my one year as Okaghele of the village was even cut by Pa. Nosa Odeh, the Odionwere designate of the village.
"Mr. Osawaru has not right to appoint anyone Okaghele of the village because that is the functionality of the Odionwere and elders of the village", he concluded.
On his part, Pa. Omorovbiye Igbinosun said he is the Ozukpogiene (4th in-Command) in the village not one Pa. Efosa Isaac Odeh, claiming that he was admitted into the edionfold much earlier than the Efosa.
He further alleged that the Ozukpogiene claimant is not from Evbo-Okhiaro Village, but Evbotubu Village where he said Efosa is the Ozukpogieha.
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