Chidi Odinkalu, a renowned human rights activist and legal practitioner has taken to his official X handle to recount how a foreign traditional ruler was installed in Anambra State. According to the statements which were shared on his official X handle, he also disclosed that the traditional ruler was endorsed by governor Charles Soludo.
Many were left stunned after the installation of an Igbo traditional ruler in a South African community triggered unrest, with the people calling on the authorities to take urgent actions against them.
However, Chidi Odinkalu, a respected human rights activist and former chairman of the national human rights commission in a recent statement which was shared on his official X handle, disclosed how a foreign traditional ruler was installed in Anambra State.
According to his statements, he pointed out that in 2023, a Yoruba community in Awka, the capital of Anambra State installed a new traditional ruler, Oba Alhaji Abdul Olahan. The Oba, according to Chidi Odinkalu, was fondly called ‘Ezechinedu’.
Alhaji Abdul Olahan, according to Chidi Odinkalu, migrated to the state as a two-year-old boy with his mother. The traditional ruler, according to the respected activist, was endorsed by governor Charles Soludo and the people of Anambra State.
Kindly read what Chidi Odinkalu wrote on his YouTube page below;
The statements from Chidi underscores the need for ethnic tolerance and peaceful coexistence. The Igbo people, according to the activist, were highly peaceful and respectful. Read_More…