BREAKING: Lukosi of Igbeinland apologises to traditional council over face-off

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The Lukosi of Igbeinland, Chief Dada Jesiliu has apologised to the Igbein traditional council over the face off with the leadership of Igbeinland on a matter that requires internal settlement.

Chief Jesiliu in a statement made available to the newsmen in Abeokuta affirmed the authority of Igbein traditional council on all issues relating to the growth and progress of Igbeinland saying its intergrity supercedes all sentimental issues.

Lukosi Igbeinland said that the powers and functions of the traditional council in Igbeinland must be protected by the chiefs if the rapid growth and togetherness can be guaranteed.

Recounting the recent face off of the chiefs with the leadership of the traditional council in Igbeinland, Chief Jesiliu opined that such uttercation was as a result of misunderstanding that existed between the traditional council and other chiefs.

He said,”though every institution has its own method of administering discipline to any of its erring members of which Igbein traditional council is no exception, even misunderstanding usually occur in the gathering of people, such misunderstanding has various method of settlement according to different society, but in the concept of the Igbein, once a decision had been taken by the majority of the house members, no chief dare kick against it”

In view of the above according to Chief Dada Jesiliu on behalf of other Igbein chiefs, Idris Oyetunji, Mufutau Obayomi, Suraju Ayenreti and Nurudeen Olowolagba that kicked against the decision of the traditional council in Igbeinland tendered their unreserved apologies for their actions and inactions which has adversely affected the running of the administration of Igbeinland for the period of the face off assuring of robust relationship and collective collaboration at ensuring peace, unity and progress of Igbeinland.

Chief Jesiliu also withdraw forthwith the affront to the council which was due to ill conceived ideas of the old Ogboni system, appealing to the leadership of the council to temper justice with mercy bearing in mind that they belong to the same traditional family called Igbein.