Tension flared in Okpella community, Edo State, on Saturday following the appointment of Lukman Akemokhue as the new Okuogbellagbe of Okpella by Governor Godwin Obaseki.
Community leaders, elders, and residents staged a protest, denouncing the appointment as an imposition that disregards long-established traditions.
The protest erupted a day after the Edo State Government officially presented a letter of appointment to Akemokhue at the Ministry of Local Government.
The letter, signed and presented by the state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Monday Osaigbovo, confirmed that Akemokhue’s appointment had been approved by the State Executive Council, effective from September 26, 2024.
