By Usman Aliyu
Concerned indigenes of Ikpeshi/Egbegere Clan in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo have appealed to Gov. Monday Okpebholo to droop the state authorities’s resolution, terminating their Regent, Mr Nicholas Odamah III.
The group made the attraction by means of its coordinator, Ms Peggy Agbo, at a information convention on Thursday in Benin.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reviews that the information convention adopted the federal government’s resolution on Oct. 20, to terminate Odamah’s appointment as regent, and restore Lukman Momodu-Odamah to the normal management place.
The state reversed its earlier resolution on Nov. 13, 2025, which eliminated Momodu-Odamah and appointed Nicholas Odamah as regent, pending dedication of the rightful occupant of the normal stool.
In asserting the most recent resolution, the Secretary to the State Government, Umar Ikhilor, mentioned the federal government had reviewed appeals from involved indigenes of Akoko-Edo and confirmed that the chieftaincy dispute was earlier than a courtroom of competent jurisdiction.
The authorities, consequently, terminated Odamah’s appointment and introduced restoration of the established order.
However, Agbo, flanked by different elders of the group, in the course of the information convention, warned that the event might threaten the group’s peace.
She mentioned the reversal had generated concern amongst sections of the group, which she mentioned had loved relative peace underneath Odamah’s regency.
She urged the governor to analyze the circumstances surrounding the choice and rethink it within the curiosity of peace, stability and due course of.
“The circumstances surrounding the revocation of his regency and the subsequent appointment have raised serious questions that deserve transparent examination by the appropriate authorities,” she mentioned.
Agbo additionally urged the federal government and related safety companies to make clear reviews of police allegations towards Momodu, stressing that the claims ought to be established by means of the suitable authorized processes.
She mentioned the group was not looking for to prejudge anybody however was involved in regards to the implications of the management dispute for the security and unity of the group.
“We want peace, not war,” she mentioned, interesting to the governor to intervene earlier than the scenario escalated.
The coordinator mentioned the group had petitioned the Assistant Inspector-General of Police answerable for Zone 5, the Department of State Services and the Edo Commissioner of Police, whereas additionally submitting an objection to the governor and the State Executive Council.
She added that the group had approached the courtroom to hunt the upkeep of the established order pending decision of the dispute.
Agbo urged all events to respect due course of and known as for an neutral decision that will stop additional rigidity, shield lives and property, and restore confidence amongst group members.
When contacted, Momodu-Odamah defended his declare to the normal stool, citing a 1979 chieftaincy declaration, which he mentioned stipulated that succession to the throne ought to comply with the male line of inheritance from father to son.
Momodu-Odamah insisted that the state authorities’s resolution was in step with the relevant customary custom.
He described the protest as an try to affect the federal government and mentioned it couldn’t change the group’s succession guidelines. (NAN)
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Edited by Chioma Ugboma
