Vincent Oyelude
Ondo State Governor,Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,(AKETI) SAN, on Wednesday received the report on the communal land dispute in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of the state.
Submitting the report to the Governor, the Chairman of the Committee and Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Sir Charles Titiloye, commended Governor Akeredolu for his quick intervention to restore peace in Igbokoda.
Governor receiving the report from the Anthony General and Commissioner for Justice of the state.
Titiloye disclosed that the committee came up with five recommendations, adding that if fully implemented by the government, it would bring peace to the community.
He informed Governor Akeredolu that in the bid to ensure peaceful and amicable resolution of the crisis, the committee examined the various judgements and correspondences between parties in the dispute
According to him, the committee confirmed that the Supreme Court judgement was not given in favour of any of the parties but the entire Mahin kingdom.
The committee's council and the governor
"Consequently, sir, we have made five recommendations which we believe if implemented by government will bring peace to Igbokoda.
"Igbokoda, as the capital of Ilaje local government, is central to the development of the state. We urge government to do all that is required to bring peace. The committee members appreciate the Governor for the opportunity to serve in the committee," said Titiloye.
The Chairman of the committee noted that there is no boundary limitation to ascertain the extent of land of each community.
In his remarks, Governor Akeredolu appreciated the committee for doing a thorough job, assuring them of full implementation of the report.
The Governor said: "You have made a salient point. Igbokoda is the capital of Ilaje local government, the seat of power of the local government. It is one of the areas that can boast of massive land mass.
“We have taken some steps to stem the gradual descend into anarchy. There were killings and cult clashes. I want to say that we will look at the report by the time we have a white paper on it. We should be able to put an end to this dispute about who owns what.
Governor reading the Committee report
In addition he said, “I believe that this report will assist us a lot. I want to trust that you have done a thorough job because you were carefully selected. We will execute it on time. We will not favor anybody. I don’t know anybody and I don’t want to know. All I know is that there must be peace.”
Thanks to:
Richard Olatunde
Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Ondo State.
Photo Credit
Blessed Michael
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