Ensure peace in your domain or your staff of office will be withdrawn – Otu warns traditional rulers

Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has directed accepted rulers successful the authorities to bash each successful their powerfulness to beforehand bid successful their antithetic domains; otherwise, their unit of bureau volition beryllium withdrawn.

Otu, represented by his Deputy, Dr Peter Odey, astatine the yearly International Leboku Festival held successful Ugep successful Yakurr LGA of the state, condemned caller inter-communal clashes betwixt Ugep and Idomi communities successful the LGA which resulted successful the nonaccomplishment of lives and property.

He described the unit arsenic a “show of shame” that dampened the celebrations, stressing that cancelling the festival would person undermined its halfway nonsubjective of fostering inter-communal harmony wrong the Yakurr Nation.

He reminded accepted rulers, including clan heads and certified leaders, of their work to uphold peace, customs and traditions.

He warned that the authorities authorities would retreat certificates of designation from immoderate royal begetter successful whose domain bid breaks down.

Otu besides stated that the authorities would not recognise parallel camps successful definite areas until communities unite down a azygous representative.

Chairman of Yakurr Local Government Area, Chief Inyang Yibala Igri, appealed for bid and urged communities to prioriti...