Aare Ona Kakanfo: Eze Ndigbos Visit Adams, Pledge Allegiance
The
Eze Ndigbos in Lagos have declared their support for the choice
of Dr Gani Adams as the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land just as they
declared that they are happy that the “ title came to our own person”
The leaders of Igbos in the local governments in the state who paid
the Aare designate a congratulatory visit in his Lagos home yesterday
promised to work with him politically and culturally.
Among the visiting Ezes are the Eze Ndigbo of Ikeja, Chief Uche
Dimgba, Dr Livinus Chimezie, the Eze Ndigbo of Gbogbo, Eze of Cocker /
Aguda, Jude Ezego, the leader of the team, Eze of Ojodu, Eze Augustine
Ebisi, Eze Peter Umeh of Mushin, odiolowo, Iganmu land, Ejigbo, Agbado
Oke odo and the Eze of Iba among others.
Speaking on behalf of the Ezes, the Eze of Ojodu, Ibisi, said the
Igbos are in solidarity with the Aare designate, stressing that they
will work with him politically and culturally.
The Ezes who brought drinks, Kolanuts and Alligator pepper with them
to the their visit which they used for an extensive prayer at the
meeting said the onus rests on the Aare to give them the direction
that pleases him for them to follow.
Pledging that the Igbos would always work with the Aare, the Eze of
Ojodu said “ we will continue to be with you, we only pray that God
will continue to give us life to continue to be part of you.
“We are delighted about your belief in culture and tradition. Our
culture is who we are. But people now mix it with religion. Culture
is older than religion. We are what we are already before religion”
“ The time is gone when the impression people have about the Aare is
to fight war. The Kakanfo of today is for progress not war and we are
here to declare to you that we are partners in progress.
Thanking the Ezes for their visit which he described as historic, the
Aare Ona Kakanfo said he was not surprised because the Igbo communinty
had always associated with him and his group.
The Aare Ona kakanfo said the title is the most prestigous in Yoruba
land , adding that the title is not without history.
According to him, he is mandated as the Yoruba Generalisimo to defend
the interest of the yoruba and ensure unity of the race.
He added that, like the Igbos, the Yorubas craves their identity, even
as he pledged that he would love to maintain the cordial relationaship
that had existed between him and the Easterners,submitting that Igbos
never constituded a threat to the yoruba land.
of Dr Gani Adams as the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land just as they
declared that they are happy that the “ title came to our own person”
The leaders of Igbos in the local governments in the state who paid
the Aare designate a congratulatory visit in his Lagos home yesterday
promised to work with him politically and culturally.
Among the visiting Ezes are the Eze Ndigbo of Ikeja, Chief Uche
Dimgba, Dr Livinus Chimezie, the Eze Ndigbo of Gbogbo, Eze of Cocker /
Aguda, Jude Ezego, the leader of the team, Eze of Ojodu, Eze Augustine
Ebisi, Eze Peter Umeh of Mushin, odiolowo, Iganmu land, Ejigbo, Agbado
Oke odo and the Eze of Iba among others.
Speaking on behalf of the Ezes, the Eze of Ojodu, Ibisi, said the
Igbos are in solidarity with the Aare designate, stressing that they
will work with him politically and culturally.
The Ezes who brought drinks, Kolanuts and Alligator pepper with them
to the their visit which they used for an extensive prayer at the
meeting said the onus rests on the Aare to give them the direction
that pleases him for them to follow.
Pledging that the Igbos would always work with the Aare, the Eze of
Ojodu said “ we will continue to be with you, we only pray that God
will continue to give us life to continue to be part of you.
“We are delighted about your belief in culture and tradition. Our
culture is who we are. But people now mix it with religion. Culture
is older than religion. We are what we are already before religion”
“ The time is gone when the impression people have about the Aare is
to fight war. The Kakanfo of today is for progress not war and we are
here to declare to you that we are partners in progress.
Thanking the Ezes for their visit which he described as historic, the
Aare Ona Kakanfo said he was not surprised because the Igbo communinty
had always associated with him and his group.
The Aare Ona kakanfo said the title is the most prestigous in Yoruba
land , adding that the title is not without history.
According to him, he is mandated as the Yoruba Generalisimo to defend
the interest of the yoruba and ensure unity of the race.
He added that, like the Igbos, the Yorubas craves their identity, even
as he pledged that he would love to maintain the cordial relationaship
that had existed between him and the Easterners,submitting that Igbos
never constituded a threat to the yoruba land.
Aare Ona Kakanfo: Eze Ndigbos Visit Adams, Pledge Allegiance
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