Emeka Esogbue

THE ONIHEA CHIEFTAINCY TITLE AND THE LAW - HINTS AND MISSES By Femi Okafor I did promise to add my voice to the trending issue on two of our lbusa forums, the source and authority of Chieftaincy titles and the place of the Obuzor/Senior Diokpa in all these. Actually, to understand and appreciate the genesis, l went through several comments from other forums and from what l gathered, the smoking gun was the title of Onihea of lbusa or of Umuahea as the case may be. While some claimed that since the Obuzor did not confer the title on Mr. Roland Nwanze, his chieftaincy title is not recognized by the palace, others held the view that the title is restricted to the givers, the Umuehea and therefore, such title, not having the input and the seal of the Senior Diokpa of Ibusa and/or the Obuzor institution, is not valid. For this reason, the holder of the Chieftaincy title can only be addressed as Onihea of Umuehea and not Onihea of lbusa. I want to believe that it is this o...

THE OBUZO IN IBUSA: THE ARGUMENTS AND OUTRIGHT SUBMISSION By Austin N. Izagbo I have followed with interest the many comments and various opinions shared on this platform on PLACE OF THE OBUZO, THE DIOKPA IGBUZO, THE OBUZO - IN- COUNCIL, THE IZU IGBUZO & THE ICDU. I commend the zeal and passion with which the discourse is engaged. I however frown on the choice of words deployed by some of us in pushing their views. We do not need to trade insults to move our town forward. I however think that some of these opinions are either borne out of ignorance of SPIRIT & LETTERS OF THE MUCH TALKED ABOUT WHITE PAPER or outright mischief to keep our community in a state of continuous acrimony. FACT ONE :- The Government of Delta State DID NOT IMPOSE the Obuzo institution on Igbuzo. The change from GERONTOLOGICAL to new MONARCHICAL Leadership model WAS THE CHOICE OF IGBUZO COMMUNITY. The struggle and agitation for this change dates back several years culminating in the Gover...