Barely Forty-eight hours after their suspension, one of the embattled 12 traditional rulers in Anambra state, Igwe MacAnthony Okonkwo of Alor community, has begged for forgiveness from Governor Willie Obiano.
The Nation reports that the monarch was quoted to have confessed his sins, asking the governor to forgive him.
Legit.ng gathered that Igwe Okonkwo who hails from Idemili South local government area of Anambra state, openly apologised to Obiano and the traditional rulers’ council for violating certain rules guiding the operation of monarchs in the state.
N10 billion fraud allegation: IGP orders probe of Udom’s appointee The newspaper said that other monarchs, however, insisted the governor has no right to meddle in their fundamental rights in any way as custodians of the people.
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra state. Credit: Twitter/Willie Obiano. Source: Depositphotos Obiano, had on Friday, August 14, clamped suspension on 12 of the monarchs for visiting President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja.
Okonkwo of Alor, was among the 12 traditional rulers suspended for one year by the state government for travelling to Abuja reportedly with Prince Arthur Eze, an international oil magnate.
The suspension was contained in a circular signed by the commissioner for local government, chieftaincy and community affairs, Greg Obi.
It said that the monarchs were suspended because they travelled outside the state without approval by the government.
But reacting at the weekend during a press conference in his palace, the Alor monarch admitted his wrongdoing and tendered an “unreserved apology” to Obiano He said:
“It was a serious slip on my part not to have informed the government about the trip to Abuja before embarking on it. I, therefore, tender an unreserved apology.”
The Nation/Legit
